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Ford F-150 2018–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin CSR 516 · NHTSA communication 10194524 · issued May 27, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018–2019
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford Motor Company has issued an emissions recall on certain 2018 model year F-150, 2019 model year F-250 through F-550 Super Duty, and 2019 model year F-650 through F-750 medium duty Ford vehicles equipped with a diesel engine. Contact your local Ford dealer to schedule a service date to perform the recall. Refer to the included communication from Ford for additional information. Altec is not able to complete this repair. All work must be completed by an authorized Ford dealer.

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.