Ford F-250 SD 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 46479 · NHTSA communication 10100506 · issued Mar 22, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2017 f-super duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7l engine may exhibit an illuminated mil with dtc p259f only. If freeze frame data indicates the dtc occurred when engine coolant temperature (ect) was below 10 degrees c (50 degrees f) and under 3 minutes of engine run time, clear the dtc and perform a key on engine running (koer) self test using the integrated diagnostic system (ids) or equivalent scan tool. If no turbocharger and charge air cooler (cac) system dtcs return during koer self test, do not attempt any repairs at this time and release the vehicle. Engineering is currently investig
Vehicles covered
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.