Ford F-150 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB15-0131 · NHTSA communication 10058702 · issued Aug 19, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2011–2015
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: 2011-2015 f-150 trucks will experience a ticking or tapping or rattling type of noise from engine's top front cover area when starting up *cn
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.