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Ford F-150 2018–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 19-2081 · NHTSA communication 10156511 · issued Mar 22, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2018–2019
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2018-2019 F-150 vehicles built at Kansas City Assembly Plant on 4-Apr-2018 and through 4-Mar-2019 and Dearborn Truck Plant on 13-Apr-2018 and through 26-Feb-2019 and some F-Super Duty vehicles built at Kentucky Truck Plant on 22-Apr-2018 and through 5-Mar-2019 and Ohio Assembly Plant on 18-Apr-2018 and through 11-Mar-2019 may exhibit doors that are difficult to unlatch or latch in cold or below freezing temperatures. This may be due to water entering the doors causing door latching components to freeze. To correct the condition, install the service kit.

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.