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Ford F-150 2021–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21M08 · NHTSA communication 10214132 · issued Jun 15, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

In the affected vehicles, some customers report experiencing an unintended tailgate opening and may have previously serviced their vehicle for this concern. Ford has developed an enhanced remedy for customers who may want this enhanced repair performed on their vehicle.

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.