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Ford F-250 SD 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 49822 · NHTSA communication 10194427 · issued May 24, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020–2021
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2020-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with an 10R140 automatic transmission may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator Lamp (MIL) and/or powertrain malfunction indicator (wrench) lamp with various transmission fluid temperature (TFT) and/or transmission range (TR) sensor diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P2805, P0706, P0707, P0708, P0709, P2801, P2802, P2803, P2804, P0710, P0711, P0712, P0713 and/or P1711 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) or the transmission control module (TCM). If any of these DTCs are present, disconnect the transmission vehicle harness connector C168

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.