Ford F-150 2002–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 48157 · NHTSA communication 10165713 · issued Sep 2, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2002–2008
model years
37
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2002-2008 F-Super Duty, F-150 and Mark LT vehicles may exhibit concern during or after programing the VSM. The programming may fail or vehicle symptoms such as inoperative door locks, dome lamps, door ajar indicators or auto lamps may occur after successful programing. To ensure the VSM is configured correctly, use the Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) scan tool and select the blue ball and socket icon in the upper left corner. Select the utility knife in the bottom left corner. Select Update/Special Function and enter 53061 in the blue box then press the tick mark. The screen will go ba
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Ford F-150
- 2005 Ford F-150
- 2006 Ford F-150
- 2007 Ford F-150
- 2008 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-250 SD
- 2003 Ford F-250 SD
- 2004 Ford F-250 SD
- 2005 Ford F-250 SD
- 2006 Ford F-250 SD
- 2007 Ford F-250 SD
- 2008 Ford F-250 SD
- 2002 Ford F-350 SD
- 2003 Ford F-350 SD
- 2004 Ford F-350 SD
- 2005 Ford F-350 SD
- 2006 Ford F-350 SD
- 2007 Ford F-350 SD
- 2008 Ford F-350 SD
- 2002 Ford F-450 SD
- 2003 Ford F-450 SD
- 2004 Ford F-450 SD
- 2005 Ford F-450 SD
- 2006 Ford F-450 SD
- 2007 Ford F-450 SD
- 2008 Ford F-450 SD
- 2002 Ford F-550 SD
- 2003 Ford F-550 SD
- 2004 Ford F-550 SD
- 2005 Ford F-550 SD
- 2006 Ford F-550 SD
- 2007 Ford F-550 SD
- 2008 Ford F-550 SD
- 2005 Lincoln Mark LT
- 2006 Lincoln Mark LT
- 2007 Lincoln Mark LT
- 2008 Lincoln Mark LT
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.