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Ford Transit 2020–2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 53327 · NHTSA communication 11013141 · issued Jan 24, 2025

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2020–2024
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2020-2024 Transit vehicles built on 01-Aug-2019 and through 23-Oct-2024 may exhibit a lack of power steering assist on initial engine start-up with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U3000:49 stored in the power steering control module (PSCM).

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.