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April 27, 2026 Service bulletin

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).

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