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Ford F-150 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 50652 · NHTSA communication 10210230 · issued Apr 5, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2021 F-150 vehicles built on or before 24-Feb-2021 may experience the anti-theft intrusion alarm system activating when there is no evidence of an intrusion. This may be due to the intrusion alarm system sensing vibrations that are characteristic to other vehicle systems. To correct the condition, update the body control module (BCM) to the latest software level using the appropriate scan tool. After BCM reprogramming completes follow the on-screen prompts to relearn the TPMS sensors. For claiming, use causal part 15K609 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor T

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.