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Service bulletin SSM 48082

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10163585
Published by NHTSA2019-08-07
Manufacturer's numberSSM 48082
Manufacturer's date2019-07-10
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

Some 2015-2018 F-150/Expedition/Navigator vehicles equipped with a 3.5L/2.7L EcoBoost engine and four-wheel drive (4WD) may exhibit an intermittent grinding type noise while driving in two-wheel drive (2WD), most commonly on acceleration. This noise could appear to be turbocharger related. After engineering analysis of returned turbochargers that have been replaced for this condition, no concerns were identified with the turbochargers. The grinding type noise may be related to the 4WD system integrated wheel ends (IWE). To aid in diagnosis, shift the vehicle to 4WD and attempt to verify the condition. If the grinding noise no longer occurs with the vehicle in 4WD a IWE vacuum system and/or mechanical fault may be present.

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPEDITION2018, 2019
FORD F-1502015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20263112026-06-24. Powertrain
26V4020002026-06-24. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
20262802026-06-09. Powertrain
26V3750002026-06-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
20261892026-04-15. Powertrain
26V2370002026-04-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
20257072025-12-18. Powertrain
20202032020-05-11. Powertrain
20V2630002020-05-08. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
20181652018-04-05. Powertrain

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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24E122025-03-04. Emissions. NEW VEHICLE DELIVERY HOLD - Emission Recall 24E12 Certain 2018-2020 Model Year F-150 Vehicles Equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost Engine Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Reprogramming
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