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Ford F-150 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 24-2164 · NHTSA communication 11000759 · issued May 25, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2021 F-150 vehicles may not be able to complete a state emissions test due to the vehicle not being identified and/or not communicating with the emissions testing equipment. This may be due to the gateway module A (GWM). To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram the GWM software using the latest software version of the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS) scan tool.

Vehicles covered

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.