Ford F-250 SD 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47898 · NHTSA communication 10156601 · issued Mar 27, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2017 F-Super Duty and 2016-2018 Fiesta vehicles may exhibit a concern where the radio will revert to an AM or FM station after the vehicle's ignition has been turned off and turned back on. To address this condition, reprogram the audio control module (ACM) using the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming use causal part 18C869 and applicable labor operations in Section 11 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual
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.