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Ford F-250 SD 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16-0049 · NHTSA communication 10075279 · issued Mar 23, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2016
model years
35
vehicle entries

Official summary

6.7L DIESEL - FUEL KNOCK AT IDLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) ISSUE Some 2011-2016 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine may exhibit a fuel knock type noise at idle, illuminated MIL with one or more of the following DTCs: P0263, P0266, P0269, P0272, P0275, P0278, P0281, P0284, P02DA, P02D0, P02D1, P02D2, P02D3, P02D4, P02D5, P02D6, P02D7, P02D8, P02D9, P02CC, P02CD, P02CE and/or P02CF stored in powertrain control module (PCM) memory.

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.