Ford F-150 2021–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 51452 · NHTSA communication 10233740 · issued Mar 16, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021–2023
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021-2023 F-150, 2021-2023 F-Super Duty, 2021-2023 Ranger customers may have concerns including, but not limited to: no power to the distribution box, rear camera inoperative, rear park assist inoperative, box lights inoperative, power up/down tailgate inoperative, unable to open tailgate by tailgate switch, and no tailgate ajar message when the tailgate is ajar. These concerns may be caused by faulty connections between the pickup bed, tailgate, rear lamp assemblies, or bumper where connectors are disconnected, damaged, or coated with bedliner. Prior to performing any warranty diagnosis
Vehicles covered
- 2021 Ford F-150
- 2022 Ford F-150
- 2023 Ford F-150
- 2021 Ford F-250 SD
- 2022 Ford F-250 SD
- 2023 Ford F-250 SD
- 2021 Ford F-350 SD
- 2022 Ford F-350 SD
- 2023 Ford F-350 SD
- 2021 Ford F-450 SD
- 2022 Ford F-450 SD
- 2023 Ford F-450 SD
- 2021 Ford F-550 SD
- 2022 Ford F-550 SD
- 2023 Ford F-550 SD
- 2021 Ford Ranger
- 2022 Ford Ranger
- 2023 Ford Ranger
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.