Ford F-150 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47099 · NHTSA communication 10136610 · issued Feb 21, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2018 Mustang equipped with 5.0L engines and F-150 equipped with 2.7L, 3.3L, 3.5L and 5.0L engines may exhibit illuminated Malfunction Indicator Light(MIL) with Diagnostic Trouble Code P0181(Fuel Temperature Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance) stored in Powertrain Control Module(PCM) memory. DTC may set if Key On Engine Running(KOER) diagnostic routine is performed with cold fuel(Below 50F/10C) in vehicle fuel tank. Refer to the Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis(PC/ED) Pin Point Test DD for normal diagnostics. If unable to determine root cause, do not replace fuel pressure/temperature
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.