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Ford F-150 2015–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20M04 · NHTSA communication 10199478 · issued Jul 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2015–2019
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

On your vehicle, moisture and water entering a power door lock actuator housing could cause the actuator motor to momentarily freeze in cold temperatures and may also cause actuator motor corrosion over time. Frozen water within a power door lock actuator housing or corrosion of the power door lock actuator motor could result in an inoperative power door lock function on the affected door.

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.