Ford F-250 SD 2023–2024 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 53169 · NHTSA communication 11010853 · issued Nov 25, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2023–2024
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2023-2024 F-Super Duty vehicles built on or before 12-Jul-2024 and not equipped with an electronic steering actuator (ESA) may exhibit a popping/thumping/clunking/knocking noise from the steering column area while turning, accelerating, and/or braking.
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.