Ford F-150 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47562 · NHTSA communication 10148719 · issued Oct 4, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.0L diesel engines which have experienced fuel system contamination may have damaged fuel system components including the high pressure fuel pump and injectors. Fuel and additives which do not meet the minimum lubrication, cooling, and anti-corrosion properties required by the high pressure fuel system components may cause symptoms including, but not limited to crank no start, long crank hard start, runs rough, low power, engine knocking, exhaust smoke, and or fuel rail pressure slow to build. The Workshop Manual (WSM) Section 310-00E has been updated
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.