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Ford F-150 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17-2227 · NHTSA communication 10127399 · issued Nov 9, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2018 F-150 vehicles built on or before 21-Sep-2017 and equipped with 4G telematics control unit (TCU) may exhibit FordPass remote start/lock/unlock, vehicle health alerts, vehicle status, vehicle locator, fleet and Wi-Fiù hotspot inoperative. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.

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.