Return Passenger Seat To Upright Position Warning Message In The IPC – 2021 Ford F-150

2021 Ford F-150

NHTSA ID Number: 10198632 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 49862   Summary Some 2021 F-150 vehicles built on or before 18-May-2021 may experience a Return Passenger Seat To Upright Position warning in the message center of the instrument panel cluster (IPC) when the passenger seat is already in the upright position. This may be due to a software … Read more

Lack Of Heat And/Or Erratic Heating Operation On Passenger Side – 2020-2021 Ford Explorer

2021 Ford Explorer

NHTSA ID Number: 10232484 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 51391 Summary Some 2020-2021 Explorer vehicles with 2.3L engine may exhibit a lack of heat from the passenger side vents of the vehicle when using the climate control. When diagnosing for insufficient, erratic or no heat from passenger side vents, perform Workshop Manual (WSM) pinpoint (PPT) tests K, and … Read more

Erratic Shift And/Or Fluid Venting – Engine Coolant In Transmission Fluid – 2020-2022 Ford Explorer/Police Interceptor Utility & Lincoln Aviator

2021 Ford Explorer

NHTSA ID Number: 10211731 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 50748 Summary Some 2020-2022 Explorer/Aviator/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles may exhibit erratic shifting and/or a transmission fluid venting condition. If during the preliminary inspection the transmission fluid is found to be a foamy pink color this may indicate possible cross contamination of engine coolant and transmission fluid due to an … Read more

2017-2019 Ford F-Super Duty – Equipped With 5th-Wheel Gooseneck Hitch Prep Package -Pickup Bed Damage – Bed Replacement

2019 Ford F-Super Duty

NHTSA ID Number: 10198637 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 49881   Summary Some 2017-2019 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with the factory 5th-wheel gooseneck hitch prep package may require replacement of the pickup bed. The 2020 F-Super Duty pickup beds have superseded the 2017-2019 F-Super Duty pickup bed and the existing rear bed plug/connector housing is not interchangeable with … Read more

Customer Satisfaction Program 20M04 – Power Door Lock Actuator Failure – 2015-2019 Ford F-150, 2017-2019 F-250-F-550

2019 Ford F-150

NHTSA ID Number: 10198638 Manufacturer Communication Number: 20M04 Summary In some of the affected vehicles, moisture and water entering a power door lock actuator housing can cause the actuator motor to momentarily freeze in cold temperatures and may also cause actuator motor corrosion over time. Frozen water within a power door lock actuator housing or corrosion of … Read more