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Ford F-250 SD 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 47101 · NHTSA communication 10136612 · issued Feb 21, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2017-2018 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with an audio unit antenna may be damaged due to over travel of the hood. Removal of hood struts will allow the hood to over travel and contact the antenna base resulting in damage. Support of the hood is recommended prior to hood strut removal. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 501-02.

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.