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Ford F-250 SD 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46249 · NHTSA communication 10094610 · issued Dec 8, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2017
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

During pre delivery inspection (pdi), 2017 f-super duty vehicles will exhibit an illuminated low tire pressure warning light and inaccurate tire pressure readouts in message center (if equipped). While inflating the tires to specification for pdi, it is not necessary to complete a tpms sensor activation procedure to turn off the warning message and update the message sensor pressure readout. To clear warning message and correct pressure readouts, drive the vehicle for 2 miles or 2 minutes at over 32 kph (20 mph) after inflating the tires during the road test portion of the pdi worksheet. If th

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.