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Ford F-150 2011–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-22248 · NHTSA communication 10044177 · issued Mar 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: on some vehicles, the instrument cluster, intermittently, would show disconnected/connected message after startup without trailer connected. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.