Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Ford F-250 SD 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 48717 · NHTSA communication 10174405 · issued Apr 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2020
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2020 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with the Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) and Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) may require the removal of the factory equipped tail lamps to accommodate the use of aftermarket equipment. Once the tail lamps are removed, this may result in BLIS and CTA warning indicators illuminated in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). To clear these warning indicators, the BLIS and CTA systems will need to be disabled using the FDRS scan tool. Start a vehicle session in FDRS using the vehicles VIN and go to the toolbox tab. The BCM will have an application labeled Disabl

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.