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Ford F-150 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 18-2252 · NHTSA communication 10144917 · issued Aug 21, 2018

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

Official summary

Some 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.3L Duratec/3.5L EcoBoost/5.0L built on or before 23-Jul-2018 at Dearborn Truck Plant or 31-Jul-2018 at Kansas City Assembly Plant may exhibit an illuminated MIL with DTC P2450 and/or P144C stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). 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.