Service bulletin ASI-44179
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10054356 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2014-01-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | ASI-44179 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-09-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL |
NHTSA's summary
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
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Engine, Fuel system, Fuel tank
| FORD F-250 SD | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
|---|---|
| FORD F-350 SD | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| FORD F-450 SD | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| FORD F-550 SD | 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| FORD F-650 SD | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| FORD F-750 SD | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 14V040000 | 2014-02-06. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| ASI-44455 | 2014-05-07. Service bulletin. 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 |
|---|---|
| ASI-44238 | 2014-03-07. Service bulletin. 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 |
| AS-21820 | 2011-07-07. Service bulletin. FORD: THERE MAY BE FUEL CONTAMINATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE MAY NOT START, HAVE A HARD START, RUN ROUGH, HAVE EXHAUST SMOKE, OR THE ENGINE MAY KNOCK. 2011 F SUPER DUTY. *RM |