Lincoln bulletin SSM 52697
What it saysSome 2024 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit "Blind Spot System Fault" and "Cross Traffic System Fault" displayed in the message center with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B159C:78 stored in the side obstacle detection… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Lincoln filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 4, 2024, received Aug 5, 2024, about the lane departure. It names 1 model year (2024). 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 communicationSome 2024 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit "Blind Spot System Fault" and "Cross Traffic System Fault" displayed in the message center with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B159C:78 stored in the side obstacle detection control module RH (SODR). If this condition occurs, follow Pinpoint Test M in section 419-04B Side and Rear Vision of the Workshop Manual. If diagnosis leads to the removal of the rear bumper cover, inspect the inside of the bumper cover for any labels near the location of the SODR that may be blocking its field view and remove if found. If no labels are found blocking the SODR, continue with normal diagnosis.
Trouble codes it names: B159C
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 52697 | Service bulletin | Jul 4, 2024 | 11005691 | PDF, 46 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.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA 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 databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 36 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.
More bulletins about the lane departure
Source: same model, same component group2 other manufacturer communications filed against the Lincoln Nautilus under the same component group (lane departure), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 52126 | Service bulletin | Dec 8, 2023 | Some 2024 Nautilus full hybrid electric vehicles (FHEV) may set a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U053B:86 in the secondary on-board diagnosti… |
| SSM 52124 | Service bulletin | Dec 8, 2023 | Some 2024 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B1578:89 in the image processing module A (IPMA) when a diagnostic sel… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Lincoln SSM 52697 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 52697 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 52697 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Lincoln Nautilus. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.