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Ford F-150 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 50602 · NHTSA communication 10209217 · issued Mar 17, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2021 F-150 vehicles may not be able to complete a state emissions test due to the vehicle not being identified and/or not communicating with the emissions testing equipment. This may be due to the configuration in the gateway module (GWM). To correct the condition, download and run the GWM - Gateway Module A Configuration app using the latest version of the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS). For claiming, use causal part 14G490 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.

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.