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Ford F-150 2024–2025technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 54331 · NHTSA communication 11024879 · issued Oct 28, 2025

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2024–2025
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2024-2025 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L engine, built on or after 27-Aug-2024 may exhibit an illuminated powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P1285 and/or P1299 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) and Engine Coolant Over Temperature and/or Service Vehicle Soon warning message displayed on the instrument panel cluster (IPC). This may be due to the cylinder head temperature (CHT) sensor. Follow the Workshop Manual (WSM) 303-03A Engine Cooling - 2.7L EcoBoost > Diagnosis and Testing > Engine Temperature Pinpoint Test (PPT) DL1-DL10. I

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.