Ford F-150 2018–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 54326 · NHTSA communication 11024532 · issued Oct 24, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2018–2026
model years
44
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2018-2025 F-150 and 2018-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a tailgate step may exhibit a step assembly that binds/will not open or opens/pops up while driving. This could be due to an incorrect adjustment of the tailgate step assembly. Before replacing any components for this concern, follow the revised Tailgate Step Adjustment procedure in Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 501-04.
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Ford F-150
- 2019 Ford F-150
- 2020 Ford F-150
- 2021 Ford F-150
- 2022 Ford F-150
- 2023 Ford F-150
- 2024 Ford F-150
- 2025 Ford F-150
- 2018 Ford F-250 SD
- 2019 Ford F-250 SD
- 2020 Ford F-250 SD
- 2021 Ford F-250 SD
- 2022 Ford F-250 SD
- 2023 Ford F-250 SD
- 2024 Ford F-250 SD
- 2025 Ford F-250 SD
- 2026 Ford F-250 SD
- 2018 Ford F-350 SD
- 2019 Ford F-350 SD
- 2020 Ford F-350 SD
- 2021 Ford F-350 SD
- 2022 Ford F-350 SD
- 2023 Ford F-350 SD
- 2024 Ford F-350 SD
- 2025 Ford F-350 SD
- 2026 Ford F-350 SD
- 2018 Ford F-450 SD
- 2019 Ford F-450 SD
- 2020 Ford F-450 SD
- 2021 Ford F-450 SD
- 2022 Ford F-450 SD
- 2023 Ford F-450 SD
- 2024 Ford F-450 SD
- 2025 Ford F-450 SD
- 2026 Ford F-450 SD
- 2018 Ford F-550 SD
- 2019 Ford F-550 SD
- 2020 Ford F-550 SD
- 2021 Ford F-550 SD
- 2022 Ford F-550 SD
- 2023 Ford F-550 SD
- 2024 Ford F-550 SD
- 2025 Ford F-550 SD
- 2026 Ford F-550 SD
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.