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Ford F-150 2021–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin OTA SU3 P1 F150 · NHTSA communication 10217136 · issued Jul 31, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Software Update 3 Part 1 for 2021-2022 Model Year F-150 vehicles is now available. Quality Improvements Include: Digital owner manual updates. Trailer brake gain default value for "No Active Trailer" is being changed from 0 to 15. Disables low power mode to prevent video signal concerns durring a quick start-up. Subscription service fixes. Fixes to Auto Clock Update and Secure My Assets features. Fix for Onboard Scales overload warning location when camera button is pressed.

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.