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Ford F-250 SD 2017–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 49202 · NHTSA communication 10180418 · issued Sep 24, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2020
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2017-2020 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P20EE. The Powertrain Controls and Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) pinpoint test RD15 has been updated to perform a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Manual Regeneration twice along with performing the Specified Function SCR Parameter Reset with the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool.

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.