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Ford F-250 SD 2017–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21M05 · NHTSA communication 10211995 · issued May 20, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2017–2022
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2017-2022 Model Year Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with a Power Release Tailgate - Unintended Tailgate Opening - In the affected vehicles, some customers report experiencing an unintended tailgate opening and may have previously serviced their vehicle for this concern. Ford has developed an enhanced remedy for customers who may want this enhanced repair performed on their vehicle.

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.