Ford E-150 2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 49147 · NHTSA communication 10180352 · issued Sep 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2021
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021 E-Series/F-650/F-750 vehicles may exhibit inoperative RKE key fobs resulting in key fob replacement or some customers may seek service to program additional key fobs to the vehicle. A new IDS procedure has been released with IDS version 119.01 to allow for RKE key fob programming. Start a vehicle session and click on the Toolbox Tab. Click on Body > Security > Remote Keyless Entry to begin programming new and/or additional key fobs. Only 4 RKE key fobs total can be programmed to each vehicle. All vehicles are equipped with a wired in connectivity device. If the customer elects to pro
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.