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Service bulletins for the 2012 Ford F-150

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.

117 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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ASI-322272013-10-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. FORD: ON SOME TRUCKS, ON HARD ACCELERATION, AFTER EXTENDED DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AN INTERMITTENT STUMBLE AND/OR MISFIRE MAY OCCUR, DURING EXTREME HUMID OR DAMP CONDITIONS. MODELS 2011-2013 F-150. *PE
TSB-13-5-302013-10-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD: THE SUN VISOR VANITY MIRROR DOOR, ON SOME VEHICLES, FAILS TO CLOSE OR IS LOOS AND CAUSES MIRROR LIGHT TO STAY ON. MODELS 2012-2013 MUSTANG, EXPLORER, F-150 AND 2012 ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-6-42013-09-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS, A WHINING NOISE, DURING ACCELERATION, COMING FROM TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING AREA AND ONLY AFTER CONVERTER CLUTCH LOCKS UP, GOES AWAY. MODEL 2013 MUSTANG, 2012 F-150. *PE
TSB-13-5-152013-09-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE REAR SLIDING GLASS CENTER PANEL HAS A WATER LEAKAGE AT THE SIDE PANEL. MODEL 2010-2013 F-150. *PE
TSB-13-8-12013-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. FORD: SOME VEHICLES, AFTER AN EXTENDED DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WOULD HAVE A STUMBLE AND/OR MISFIRE, ON A HARD ACCELERATION, WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH OR CONDITIONS ARE DAMP. MODELS 2011-2012 F-150. *PE
TSB-13-8-102013-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: SOME VEHICLES, WHEN TRANSMISSION IN 6TH GEAR AND ENGINE LUGGING UP GRADES AT 15000-2000 RPM, WILL BUCK OR JERK OR BOTH, SLIGHTLY, AT A STEADY CRUISE. MODEL 2011-2013 F-150. *PE
ASI-321662013-06-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. FORD: SOME VEHICLES, WITH TURBOCHARED GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES, WILL EXHIBIT FLASHING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, AN INTERMITTENT STUMBLE AND/OR MISFIRE DURING HARD ACCELERATION DURING EXTREME HUMID OR DAMP CONDITIONS. MODELS 2011-2013 F-150. *PE
TSB-13-1-102013-05-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: AFTER STARTUP, WITH COLD ENGINE, WOULD HAVE A BUCKING, JERKING DURING PARKING LOT MANEUVERS AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED WITH LATEST, HIGHER CALIBRATION. MODEL 2012-2013 F-150. *PE
TSB-12-10-192013-04-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD: STUMBLE/MISFIRE INTERMITTENTLY ON ACCELERATION FROM HIGHWAY CRUISE IN HUMID OR DAMP CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE). *KB
APU-12A042013-04-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 2012-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, FOCUS, ESCAPE, FLEX, FUSION, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, F-150. *PE UPDATED 5/10/13. *PE UPDATED 9/17/13. *PE
TSB-12-11-182013-04-06. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. FORD: DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL FLASHING OR ILLUMINATING INDICATOR, DIAGNOSTIC CODES (DTC) C1963, C1278, C1280, C1282 ARE STORED IN ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS . MODELS 2009-2012 F-150. *PE
TSB-12-11-172013-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. FORD: NOISE IS COMING FROM REAR AXLE ON ACCELERATION, AN INTERMITTENT CLICKING OR SNAPPING, FROM STOP TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. HAPPENS ONLY WHEN CHANGING DIRECTION. MODEL 2012 F-150. *PE
ASI-120482013-04-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH. FORD: DUE TO AN OPEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE HEADLAMPS, PARK LAMPS OR LAMPS ARE INOPERATIVE AND HEADLAMPS WILL REMAIN ON BECAUSE OF AFTERMARKET OR GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES (GFA), INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO SWITCH. 2009-2013 F-150. *PE
CSP-12B382012-08-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. STANDARD POWER WINDOWS WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION WHEN THE ONE TOUCH UP FRONT WINDOW SYSTEM FAILS. *PE
TSB-12-5-132012-07-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. FORD: REVERSE CAMERA IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, ON SOME VEHICLES, MAY DISPLAY INCORRECTLY, MANUAL ZOOM AND/OR AUTO ZOOM FEATURE SELECTION IN INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) MESSAGE CENTER. *PE
SB-222482012-05-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD SHOW DISCONNECTED/CONNECTED MESSAGE AFTER STARTUP WITHOUT TRAILER CONNECTED. *PE
12-2-132012-05-14. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR MORE REAR DOORS ARE DIFFICULT TO LOCK OR UNLOCK USING THE DOOR LOCK ROD. THIS MAY BE DUE TO DUST BUILDUP IN THE DOOR LATCH. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL F150 MODEL YEARS 2009-2011. *JS

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.