Ford F-150 2018–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 20-2162 · NHTSA communication 10175892 · issued May 11, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018–2020
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2018-2020 F-150 Raptor and 2019-2020 F-150 Limited vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost High-Output engine may exhibit excessive oil consumption with no visible oil leaks with or without diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0365 and/or P0369. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure steps to reprogram the powertrain control module (PCM), and for vehicles built on or before 1-Apr-2019 that have not previously had both valve covers replaced perform an oil consumption test.
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.