Ford F-250 SD 2017–2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 21M05-S1 · NHTSA communication 10216489 · issued Jul 22, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2017–2022
model years
39
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 had developed an enhanced remedy for customers who may want this enhanced repair performed n their vehicle.
Vehicles covered
- 2017 Ford F-250 SD
- 2018 Ford F-250 SD
- 2019 Ford F-250 SD
- 2020 Ford F-250 SD
- 2021 Ford F-250 SD
- 2022 Ford F-250 SD
- 2017 Ford F-350 SD
- 2018 Ford F-350 SD
- 2019 Ford F-350 SD
- 2020 Ford F-350 SD
- 2021 Ford F-350 SD
- 2022 Ford F-350 SD
- 2017 Ford F-450 SD
- 2018 Ford F-450 SD
- 2019 Ford F-450 SD
- 2020 Ford F-450 SD
- 2021 Ford F-450 SD
- 2022 Ford F-450 SD
- 2017 Ford F-550 SD
- 2018 Ford F-550 SD
- 2019 Ford F-550 SD
- 2020 Ford F-550 SD
- 2021 Ford F-550 SD
- 2022 Ford F-550 SD
- 2020 Ford F-600 SD
- 2021 Ford F-600 SD
- 2022 Ford F-600 SD
- 2017 Ford F-650 SD
- 2018 Ford F-650 SD
- 2019 Ford F-650 SD
- 2020 Ford F-650 SD
- 2021 Ford F-650 SD
- 2022 Ford F-650 SD
- 2017 Ford F-750 SD
- 2018 Ford F-750 SD
- 2019 Ford F-750 SD
- 2020 Ford F-750 SD
- 2021 Ford F-750 SD
- 2022 Ford F-750 SD
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.