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Ford F-250 SD 2017–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21M05 S2 · NHTSA communication 10218896 · issued Aug 25, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
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 ;REASON FOR THIS SUPPLEMENT Technical Information: Updated with revised instructions to account for wire color differences across multiple model year vehicles.

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.