This bulletin supersedes 26-2100
Ford technical service bulletin TSB 26-2196 for 2025-2026 Ford Explorer, 2025 Ford Expedition and 2025 Lincoln Navigator and others.
- Bulletin number
- TSB 26-2196
- Component
- Unknown or other
- Summary
- This bulletin supersedes 26-2100. Reason for update: To update vehicle symptoms, affected vehicle lines, and model years. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: Poor speaker sound quality (static, pop, crackle) while using Apple CarPlay® or Bluetooth audio Poor or muffled outbound phone call sound quality while using Apple CarPlay® or Bluetooth audio This may be due to the software in the accessory protocol interface module (APIM).
Vehicles covered
- Ford Explorer 2025-2026 20252026
- Ford Expedition 2025 2025
- Lincoln Navigator 2025 2025
- Lincoln Aviator 2025-2026 20252026
- Lincoln Nautilus 2024-2026 202420252026
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