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Ford bulletin SSM 52856

What it says2022 Transit - Without SYNC - Rear View Camera Zoom Not Working Properly NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 6, 2024, received Sep 19, 2024. It names 1 model year (2022). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

2022 Transit - Without SYNC - Rear View Camera Zoom Not Working Properly

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Sep 6, 2024 Received by NHTSA Sep 19, 2024 Components —

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
SSM 52856Service bulletinSep 6, 202411007899PDF, 71 KB

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Ford SSM 52856 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the SSM 52856 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does SSM 52856 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2022 Ford Transit. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.