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Original record summaries, dates and identifiers for this model-year. Records 101–136 of 136, ordered newest first. Dated records on this page: Jul 10, 2012–Mar 1, 2014.
Back to 2012 Ford F-250 SD problems & recallsThis archive includes service bulletins, warranty notices, software instructions and other communications. Records may repeat or supersede earlier instructions. A model-year association is not proof that a document covers every engine, trim, VIN or reported symptom, or that a repair is free.
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NHTSA communication ID: 10055317
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FORD: THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY (DTE) MESSAGE WOULD BE CLEARED ONCE PROPER QUANTITY OF DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) IS ADDED TO DEF TANK AND SHOULD BE FILLED AT OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. MODEL 2011-2015 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY.
Source record 10055317 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055647
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FORD: DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) SYSTEM FAILURES ARE DUE TO PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION AND CAUSES THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO COME ON, AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF PUMP, HEATER ASSEMBLY, AND TANK INJECTOR NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MODEL 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL.
Source record 10055647 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055624
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FORD: THE ARCHITECTURE OF TRUCK, OPTICAL DIFFERENCE, MAY CAUSE FRONT BODY CAB TO LEAN TO SIDE AND IS AFFECTED BY TRUCK LOADING. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: STRUCTURE:BODY.
Source record 10055624 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055591
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FORD: LONGITUDINAL ACCELERATION SENSOR IS STORED IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE, CAUSING TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR TO BE FLASHING OR ILLUMINATE. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY.
Source components: TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.
Source record 10055591 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055589
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FORD: UREA CRYSTALS ARE FORMING IN DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) INJECTOR NOZZLE DUE TO SELECTIVE CRYSTAL REDUCTION (SCR) DOSING OF RK7 MEASUREMENT TEST AND MAY NEED TO REINSTALL IF ZERO OR BELOW SPECIFIED 45-55ML. MODEL 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY.
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL · FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.
Source record 10055589 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055576
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FORD: SOME TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE AN OPTICAL DIFFERENCE WHERE IT APPEARS FRONT BODY CAB IS LEANING TO ONE SIDE DUE TO POSSIBLE VEHICLE LOADING. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: STRUCTURE:BODY.
Source record 10055576 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055063
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FORD: AFTER A COLD SOAK START UP, SOME TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE A SQUEALING NOISE THAT IS NORMAL WETNESS AROUND REAR OUTPUT SEAL, FROM RESIDUAL LUBRICATION USED AT TIME OF ASSEMBLY. MODEL 2011-2014 F250, 350 4X4 CREW CAB. *PE
Source components: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE).
Source record 10055063 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055055
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FORD: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATE, IN DIESEL ENGINES, WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P054F, WHICH OCCURS IF TRUCK OPERATING IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20F/-7C DEGREES. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL.
Source record 10055055 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054783
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FORD: THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P20E8, P202D, P204B ARE CAUSED BY THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) MAYBE CONTAMINATED FROM PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCT SUCH AS DIESEL FUEL. MODEL 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL.
Source record 10054783 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054367
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FORD: FREQUENT EXHAUST REGENERATION ATTEMPTS MAY BE EXHIBIT, ON SOME TRUCKS, AND MAY NOT ALLOW, EASILY, FOR NORMAL EXHAUST REGENERATION, WITH UNIQUE OPERATIONAL MODE, AND WILL BENEFIT FROM OCR CAPABILITY TO PERFORM REGENERATION IN STATIONARY SETTING. MODEL 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE.
Source record 10054367 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053478
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FORD: THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATES WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS), ON SOME TRUCK ENGINES, P207F, P2033, P2200, P2201, P2209, P164A, P2100 AND/OR P0133. MODEL 2011-2012 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE UPDATED 1/15/14. *PE
Source components: ENGINE.
Source record 10053478 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054971
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FORD: THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE MAY EXHIBIT GAUGE SLOW TO DISPLAY READING AFTER HOT SOAK RESTART. MODEL 2011-2013 F-150, 2011-2014, F-SUPER DUTY, 2012-2014 EXPEDITION. *PE
Source components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Source record 10054971 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054942
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FORD: IN SOME TRUCKS, THERE MAY BE A HARD START, OR LACK OF POWER AND/OR RUNNING ROUGH CONDITION, THAT IS DUE TO COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES GELLING THE FUEL MODEL 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL.
Source record 10054942 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054876
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FORD: DUE TO A POSSIBLE LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND/OR DIESEL FUEL CONDITIONING MODULE (DFCM), SOME TRUCKS WILL EXPERIENCE A GROWL, BUZZ OR VIBRATION IF THE FUEL LEVEL IS AT OR BELOW 1/4 TANK, THEN ITS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC WITH SLIGHT AIR ENTERING FUEL SYSTEM BUT IF ABOVE 1/4 TANK CHECK MANUAL. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL · FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY.
Source record 10054876 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054332
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FORD: DUE TO A FAULT IN REDUCTANT HEATER ASSEMBLY, CAUSED BY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2043, MIL WILL ILLUMINATE. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.
Source record 10054332 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054327
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FORD: DURING REGENERATION OF EXHAUST PROCESS, SOME TRUCKS WILL EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE OR RUNNING ROUGH CONDITION, OCCURS WHEN ON LIGHT THROTTLE TIP IS BETWEEN 61-113 KM/H (40-70 MPH). MODEL 2011-2013 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Source record 10054327 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054374
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FORD: THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN WIDTH OF THE FRONT AXLE TRACK AND THE REAR AXLE TRACK, WHERE THE FRONT AXLE TRACK IS WIDER THAN THE REAR AXLE TRACK, AND THIS CAUSES AN OPTICAL ILLUSION AND THE IMPRESSION TRUCK IS DOG TRACKING AND NEEDS REPAIRING. MODEL 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS.
Source record 10054374 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054361
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FORD: THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) IN MEMORY OF POWER TRAIN AFFECTING VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND NEED TO BE CLEARED BY USING KEY ON ENGINE OFF (KOEO) SELF TEST, KEY ON ENGINE RUNNING (KOER) GLOW PLUG MONITOR SELF TEST. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL · POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM).
Source record 10054361 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054359
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FORD: DUE TO A DAMAGED HEATED DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) REDUCTANT TUBE, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) IS ON, AFTER INSPECTION, IF DAMAGE, THEN REPLACE DEF REDUCTANT TUBE. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL.
Source record 10054359 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054357
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FORD: THERE IS AN AIR DEFLECTOR SHIELD MISSING UNDER THE HOOD EVEN THOUGH ON SOME DIESEL APPLICATION ONLY ONE SHIELD, (BC3Z-16A238-A) IS REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED ON UNDERSIDE OF HOOD ON PASSENGER SIDE. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD.
Source record 10054357 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054356
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FORD: A WARNING MESSAGE REGARDING DISTANCE TO EMPTY (DTE) FOR DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) SYSTEM CAN BE CLEARED IF REFILLING THE TANK WITH THE PROPER QUANTITY OF DEF AND SHOULD BE FILLED DURING AN OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. MODEL YEARS 2011-2014. NO MODELS. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL · FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL · FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY.
Source record 10054356 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054342
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FORD: THERE IS DUST OR DIRT COMING OUT OF VENTS OF INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEATING, VENTILATING AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SHOULD BE ON RECIRCULATE AIR MODE, WHILE OPERATING IN AN EXTENDED IDLE TIME OR EXTREME DUSTY ENVIRONMENT. MODEL 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER.
Source record 10054342 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053264
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FORD: ON SOME TRUCKS, DUE TO A LOOSE, MISSING, MODIFIED OR DAMAGED GROUND G400, THE EXHAUST REDUCTANT SYSTEM OR NOX CONTROL MODULE MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS MIL DTCS RELATED TO GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE (GPCM) AND THE G400 SHOULD BE RELOCATED, NOT ON CROSS MEMBER OR WELDED EXTENSION BUT MAIN FRAME RAIL. MODELS 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL · EQUIPMENT.
Source record 10053264 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053263
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FORD: CONTAMINATION OF DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) FROM PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCT (SUCH AS DIESEL FUEL), TRUCKS MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) WITH DTC P20E8, P202D AND/OR P207F, CAUSING RUBBER SEALS AND O RINGS TO SWELL AND/OR LEAK, IN SYSTEM. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL · ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Source record 10053263 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053243
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FORD: DUE TO DESIGN DIFFERENCES OF TURBOCHARGER AND AIR INTAKE SYSTEMS, SOME DIESEL TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, A CHARACTERISTIC TURBO LAG. MODEL 2011-2014 F250, F350, F450, F550. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL · ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER.
Source record 10053243 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053418
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FORD: WHEN TURNING, THERE IS A POPPING OR CLUNKING NOISE THAT IS HEARD OR FELT, UNDER FLOOR PAN, IN SOME VEHICLES AND MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. MODEL 2008-2012 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT · EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.
Source record 10053418 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053084
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FORD: ON SOME TRUCKS, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH DTC P0401, CAUSES A RESTRICTION OF EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER CORE. MODEL 2011-2012 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE).
Source record 10053084 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053425
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LINCOLN/FORD: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND TRUCKS, THE MULTIFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL), WILL ILLUMINATE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1636 (INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE CHIP COMMUNICATION ERROR) PRESENT IN PCM OR TCM. MODELS 2011-2013 F-150 EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, F-SUPER DUTY, 2010-2014 MUSTANG. *PE
Source components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM).
Source record 10053425 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053422
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FORD/LINCOLN: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE INTELLIGENT ACCESS OR PUSH BUTTON START MAY HAVE AN INTERMITTENT IKT, SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS DISCHARGED IKT BATTERY. MODELS 2012-2013 F-150, F SUPER DUTY, EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, FLEX, EDGE, EXPLORER, TAURUS, MUSTANG. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY · EQUIPMENT.
Source record 10053422 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053408
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FORD: ON VARIOUS VEHICLES WITH MY TOUCH,AFTER ANY APIM PROGRAMMING, REPLACEMENT OR DISCONNECT FROM FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM), TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION MUST BE PERFORMED. MODEL YEARS 2011-2013. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT · EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.
Source record 10053408 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053406
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FORD: ON SOME TRUCKS, THE REPLACEMENT OF (7A100) MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY IS NO LONGER NECESSARY WHEN NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS LEAD TO TRANSMISSION SOLENOID REPLACEMENT WHERE A BAND 1 SOLENOID IS USED. MODELS 2011-2013 F-SUPER DUTY TRUCK. *PE
Source components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Source record 10053406 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053355
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FORD: ON SOME SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, DUE TO OIL, COOLANT OR OTHER FLUIDS COLLECTING IN ENGINE VALLEY AND DRAINING OUT, FLUID IS LEAKING FROM FRONT COVER AND/OR TRANSMISSION BELLHOUSING AREA. MODEL 2011-2013 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL.
Source record 10053355 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053354
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FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VARIOUS MIL DTC'S RELATED TO GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE (GPCM), EXHAUST REDUCTANT SYSTEM OR NOX CONTROL MODULE DUE TO LOOSE, MISSING, MODIFIED OR DAMAGED GROUND G400. NO MODELS OR YEARS LISTED. *PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Source record 10053354 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053353
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FORD: IN SOME SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, THERE IS A CHARACTERISTIC TURBO NOISE WHEN ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE (EOT) IS BELOW 150F (65C) AND/OR AN OSCILLATING TURBO WHINE AT IDLE WHEN EOT IS BELOW 50F (65C). MODEL 2011-2013 F SUPER DUTY. PE
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER.
Source record 10053353 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053606
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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
Source components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL.
Source record 10053606 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053605
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FORD: THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE, WITH MIL ON, INDICATES STOP SAFELY NOW, AND DTCS P2003 AND P200C, P2471, P2479, P242D AND P247B, MAY BE STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). MODELS 2011-2012 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL.
Source record 10053605 at NHTSA