Ford F-150 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47696 · NHTSA communication 10153942 · issued Dec 6, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2017-2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost engine may exhibit excessive white or blue smoke from the exhaust at start up after a cold soak. If there is no associated oil consumption concern and no drivability symptoms present, do not attempt any repairs at this time. Engineering is investigating, monitor OASIS for updates.
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.