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Ford F-150 2021–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21M08 S1 · NHTSA communication 10218634 · issued Aug 8, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2021-2022 Model Year F-150 vehicles equipped with a power release tailgate- Unintended Tailgate opening; Supplement 1: Parts ordering information and full repair instructions are now available to support completion of this customer satisfaction program.

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.