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Ford F-250 SD 2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 51565 · NHTSA communication 10235080 · issued Apr 20, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2023
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

2023 F-Super Duty vehicles are not compatible with previous model year RKE keys and Ford Accessory keyless entry keypads. A different radio frequency is used on 2023 F-Super Duty vehicles than previous models. Do not attempt to program previous model year RKE keys or keypads to 2023 F-Super Duty vehicles.

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.