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2012 FORD F-550

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Service bulletins

12 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

16-0066

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Some 2012-2016 vehicles equipped with a touchscreen navigation system and the language set to Arabic may exhibit a blank screen. This may be the result of the ribbon cables not being fully seated inside the front display interface module (FDIM) or an improper software configuration of the FDIM.

TSB160066

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Touchscreen navigation system - arabic language - blank screen

44863

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: NO SERVICE ACTION IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS CONDITION. PLEASE USE AT YOUR DISCRETION. VARIOUS 2010-2015 VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A TURBULENCE NOISE, SIMILAR TO AN HELICOPTER NOISE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE REAR DOOR WINDOW(S) OR SUNROOF ARE OPEN. *TA

ASI-44390

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: A POSSIBLE INTERMEDIATE CLUTCH PISTON LIP SEAL IS WORN AND CAN CAUSE AN INTERMEDIATE ROUGH CLUTCH PISTON BORE TO SLIP 1-3 AND/OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT CONDITION. MODEL 2012-2013 E SERIES, F-450, 550, 53 MOTORHOME, F 59 STRIPPED CHASSIS. *PE

TSB-13-6-20

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: IN SOME DIESEL TRUCKS, THE MIL MAY ILLUMINATE AND IS MOST COMMON WITH TRUCKS OPERATING IN LOW SPEED DRIVING AND/OR OPERATING IN STATIONARY IDLE MODE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, WHERE THE EXHAUST REGENERATION PROCESS IS NOT FULLY COMPLETED. MODEL 2012 F-450, F-550 SUPER DUTY. *PE

TSB-13-5-20

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: WHEN TRUCK IS PREVENTED, AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD OF STATIONARY IDLENESS OR LOW SPEED DRIVING, IT FAILS TO COMPLETE EXHAUST REGENERATION PROCESS AND ILLUMINATES MIL AND DTC P207F WITH/WITHOUT DTC P204F. MODEL 2012 F-450, 550. *PE

ASI-32207

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: DUE TO LOOSE, MISSING, MODIFIED OR DAMAGED GROUND G400, VARIOUS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) DTC'S, RELATED TO GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE (GPCM), MAY BE EXHIBIT ON SOME DIESEL EQUIPPED TRUCKS. MODEL YEARS 2011-2013. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE

2012-0653

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

THIS TSB DETAILED TROUBLESHOOTING FOR PUMP SHIFT AIR TANK PLUMBING THAT MIGHT FREEZE UP IN EXTREME COLD. ALSO INCLUDED A PHOTO OF PROBLEMATIC INSTALLATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPAIR, IF NEEDED.

TSB-12-7-2

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED, FOR SOME TRUCKS, REGARDING SERVICE PROCEDURE CORRECTION FOR TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINE, EXPERIENCING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DTCS P2031, P2032 AND/OR P2033. MODELS 2011-2012 F SUPER DUTY. *PE

ASI-22262

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE EXHAUST SMOKE, ENGINE KNOCKING, LOW POWER, LONG CRANK HARD START, RUNS ROUGH OR NO CRANK START WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED FUEL. *PE

12-2-5

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD: SOME VEHICLES EXHIBIT A 4X4 NOT ENGAGING, NOT STAYING ENGAGED AND/OR UNLOCKING IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES BELOW -18 DEGREES CELSIUS OR 0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. INCLUDE FORD MODEL F250, F350,F450, AND F550 MODEL YEARS 2011-2012. *JS

15-0042

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FORD 2011-2012 F250, F350, F450, F550 : INFORMATION REGARDING F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7L ENGINE AND BUILT BEFORE 10/11/2011 MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON WITH DTCS, P207F, P20EE, P2200, P2201, P2209, P164A, P2A00 OR P0133. *LJ

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