Ford Bronco Sport 2020–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 51254 · NHTSA communication 10228871 · issued Dec 14, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2020–2023
model years
26
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2020-2022 Escape/Corsair/F-53 Motorhome/F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis, 2021-2023 F-650/F-750/E-Series, and 2021-2022 Bronco Sport vehicles may exhibit an intermittent no crank/no start condition and/or an intermittent blank instrument panel cluster (IPC)/SYNC touchscreen. This may be due to the software in the gateway module (GWM). To correct the condition, reprogram the GWM using the latest software level of the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming use causal part 14F642 and the applicable labor operations of Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.
Vehicles covered
- 2021 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2022 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2021 Ford E-150
- 2022 Ford E-150
- 2023 Ford E-150
- 2021 Ford E-250
- 2022 Ford E-250
- 2023 Ford E-250
- 2021 Ford E-350
- 2022 Ford E-350
- 2023 Ford E-350
- 2020 Ford Escape
- 2021 Ford Escape
- 2022 Ford Escape
- 2020 Ford F-53
- 2021 Ford F-53
- 2022 Ford F-53
- 2021 Ford F-650 SD
- 2022 Ford F-650 SD
- 2023 Ford F-650 SD
- 2021 Ford F-750 SD
- 2022 Ford F-750 SD
- 2023 Ford F-750 SD
- 2020 Lincoln Corsair
- 2021 Lincoln Corsair
- 2022 Lincoln Corsair
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.