Service bulletin SSM 46198

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10095992
Published by NHTSA	2017-03-20
Manufacturer's number	SSM 46198
Manufacturer's date	2016-11-11
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

SOME 2017 F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7L ENGINE AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 03-NOV-2016 MAY EXHIBIT A LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER TUBES. THIS MAY BE DUE TO POOR ALIGNMENT OF THE COOLER TUBES WITH THE COOLER TUBE PORTS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND/OR IMPROPER HOLD DOWN PLATE ALIGNMENT. WHEN INSTALLING THESE TUBES, VISUALLY VERIFY THAT EACH TUBE IS FULLY INSERTED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND ARE NOT OFFSET TO ONE SIDE OF THE COOLER PORT BORE BEFORE INSTALLING THE HOLD DOWN PLATE. WHEN INSTALLING THE HOLD DOWN PLATE, USE A NEW BOLT PART NUMBER W715131-S437 WITH WASHER W718565-S437U INSTALLED OVER THE BOLT BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE TRANSMISSION. TORQUE TO 25 NM (18 LB-FT). THIS WILL PROVIDE PROPER PLATE TO COOLER TUBE ALIGNMENT AND CLAMPING.

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD F-250 SD	2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-350 SD	2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD	2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD	2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-650 SD	2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-750 SD	2017 (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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
22V087000	2022-02-16. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
19V880000	2019-12-11. SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
2017502	2017-10-18. Structure
17V331000	2017-05-22. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2016640	2016-12-19. Structure

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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21M05-S1	2022-07-28. Service bulletin. Certain 2017-2022 Model Year Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with a Power Release Tailgate - Unintended Tailgate Opening. In the affected vehicles, some customers report experiencing an unintended tailgate opening and may have previously serviced their vehicle for this concern. Ford had developed an enhanced remedy for customers who may want this enhanced repair performed n their vehicle.
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