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Ford F-150 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 18-2237 · NHTSA communication 10144908 · issued Aug 30, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2016-2017 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost engine and built on 1-Apr-2016 and through 1-Jan-2017 may exhibit white or blue smoke from the exhaust, rough idle in neutral or park at normal operating temperature or after a hot restart. The vehicle may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0316, P0524 and/or P06DD with the excessive oil consumption. Oil consumption may be 1 liter (1 quart) in less than 4,800 km (3,000 miles). Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct 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.