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Ford Explorer 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 20-2246 · NHTSA communication 10178049 · issued Jul 29, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2020 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine built on or before 14-Jul-2020 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0299. This may be due to the software in the powertrain control module (PCM). To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram the PCM.

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.