Ford E-250 2021–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 54678 · NHTSA communication 11030797 · issued Mar 20, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2021–2026
model years
45
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021-2026 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 5.0L/5.2L engine, 2021-2025 F-Super Duty/F-53 Motorhome/F59 Commercial Stripped Chassis vehicles equipped with a 6.8L/7.3L engine and 2021-2025 E-Series/F-650/F-750 vehicles equipped with a 7.3L engine may exhibit a rattle/scraping noise upon startup that may remain after the engine is running. Workshop Manual (WSM),
Vehicles covered
- 2021 Ford E-250
- 2022 Ford E-250
- 2023 Ford E-250
- 2021 Ford E-350
- 2022 Ford E-350
- 2023 Ford E-350
- 2024 Ford E-350
- 2025 Ford E-350
- 2025 Ford Econoline
- 2026 Ford Econoline
- 2021 Ford F-150
- 2022 Ford F-150
- 2023 Ford F-150
- 2024 Ford F-150
- 2025 Ford F-150
- 2026 Ford F-150
- 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
- 2021 Ford F-350 SD
- 2022 Ford F-350 SD
- 2023 Ford F-350 SD
- 2024 Ford F-350 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
- 2021 Ford F-53
- 2022 Ford F-53
- 2023 Ford F-53
- 2024 Ford F-53
- 2025 Ford F-53
- 2021 Ford F-650 SD
- 2022 Ford F-650 SD
- 2023 Ford F-650 SD
- 2024 Ford F-650 SD
- 2025 Ford F-650 SD
- 2021 Ford F-750 SD
- 2022 Ford F-750 SD
- 2023 Ford F-750 SD
- 2024 Ford F-750 SD
- 2025 Ford F-750 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.