Ford F-250 SD 2017–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 48564 · NHTSA communication 10171969 · issued Feb 19, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2017–2020
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2017-2020 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit a characteristic or abnormal steering wheel oscillation concern. The workshop manual (WSM) has been updated to provide diagnostic direction for both symptoms, refer to Section 211-03 Steering Linkage > Diagnosis and Testing > Symptom Chart. This message is only to provide awareness of this WSM update and does not supersede other published diagnostic direction.
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.