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Ford Transit 2018–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 48633 · NHTSA communication 10172987 · issued Mar 13, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2018–2019
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

SSM 48633 - 2018-2019 Transit - 3.2L Diesel Engine - Illuminated Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) With Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P2452 And/Or P2453 Some 2018-2019 Transit vehicles equipped with a 3.2L diesel engine may experience an illuminated MIL with DTC P2452 and/or P2453 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). Engineering is working to implement a solution for this condition. In the interim, clear the DTCs with the appropriate Ford scan tool. Advise the customer that a repair is expected to be available mid-May 2020 and that the condition has no effect on vehicle operation or l

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.