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Ford Transit 2020–2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin 24B39 · NHTSA communication 11006853 · issued Aug 24, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2020–2024
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2020-2024 Model Year Transit All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) Vehicles All-Wheel-Drive Module (AWDM) Software Update. Warranty part analysis and bench testing has shown that thrust bearing damage can occur as a result of repeated high-torque launches consistent with severe-duty package delivery applications. Over time, fatigue failure of the thrust bearing can create loose metal debris in the system and distribute it throughout the transfer case, damaging other internal components and affecting vehicle performance.

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.