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Ford F-150 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 47544 · NHTSA communication 10149776 · issued Sep 26, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2018 F-150, Expedition, and Navigator vehicles may exhibit a battery draw resulting in a discharged battery. An electronic park brake (EPB) switch internal short may cause the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module to wake up resulting in controller area network (CAN) system wake up. If the draw cannot be duplicated with fuse F70 removed, suspect the EPB switch.

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.