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Ford F-150 2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 50753 · NHTSA communication 10211899 · issued May 6, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2022
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The 2022 F-150 Lightning Digital Owne s Manual states the power tailgate can be released by pressing and holding the 5 and 6 buttons simultaneously on the keyless entry keypad within 5 seconds of entering the factory or personal code. This keypad functionality is not available on the F-150 Lightning. No repairs should be attempted. The Digital Owners Manual will be revised via an over-the-air (OTA) software update which is expected to deploy in the 4th quarter of 2022. Continue to monitor OASIS for updates.

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.