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Ford F-150 2021–2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 23-2429 · NHTSA communication 10248370 · issued Dec 20, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2021–2023
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This article supersedes TSB 23-2363 to add 2021-2022 vehicle model years, update the symptom and the causal part. Some 2021-2023 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L PowerBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P084B stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to the software level of the PCM. To correct this condition, perform the Service Procedure below to reprogram the PCM to the latest software level via the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS).

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.