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Ford Transit 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 49528 · NHTSA communication 10187918 · issued Feb 2, 2021

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

Official summary

Some 2020 Transit vehicles built on 12-Aug-2019 and through 17-Jul-2020 may exhibit a lack of power steering assist on initial engine start-up with DTC U2016:47 stored in the power steering control module (PSCM). If the DTC is present, verify the current software level using the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool by opening log viewer for the PSCM and reading the part number listed next to "(PSCM)_FILENAME =". If the current software level is KK21-14D003-AF, update to the latest software level. If DTC U2016:47 returns, continue with diagnostics and repair direction from Workshop Manual, Sec

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.