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Ford E-150 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 49349 · NHTSA communication 10183393 · issued Nov 20, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2021 E-Series chassis vehicles may exhibit a Service Advance Trac and Pre-Collision Assist Not Available message in the cluster with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C0051 stored in the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module. Cruise control may also be inoperable. If this concern is still present after normal diagnosis, clear the DTC with the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool and schedule a follow-up appointment for service in March 2021. Inform the customer that engineering is working to implement a solution for this condition and advise the customer that they can continue to drive the veh

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.