Ford Ranger 2024 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 52290 · NHTSA communication 10250842 · issued Feb 26, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2024
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2024 Ranger vehicles may exhibit a condition where the vehicle's center display screen shows the towing screen after every key cycle with Active Trailer indicated even when no trailer is connected. When the No Active Trailer selection is subsequently made, the previously selected trailer is still shown as active. This may be due to the software in the accessory protocol interface module (APIM). Reprogramming or replacing the APIM will not resolve this condition. Inform customers that engineering is currently working on a solution for this condition and will be released via Ford Power-Up s
Vehicles covered
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.