Service bulletin TSB 18-2387

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	10153939
Published by NHTSA	2019-03-04
Manufacturer's number	TSB 18-2387
Manufacturer's date	2018-12-21
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

Some 2015 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost engine built on or before 5-Oct-2015 may exhibit an illuminated MIL with DTC P2450 stored in powertrain control module (PCM). Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

P2450

Vehicles listed
FORD F-150	2015

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2020069	2020-02-21. Electrical
2020023	2020-01-23. Electrical
2019174	2019-04-10. Electrical
2018718	2018-12-20. Electrical
2015440	2015-09-30. Electrical

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

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