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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

About P0524 on the 2016 Ford F-150: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.

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TSB 19-23842020-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Some 2016-2017 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost engine and built on 1-Apr-2016 and through 1-Jan-2017 may exhibit a rough idle in neutral or park at normal operating temperature with oil consumption greater than 1 liter (1 quart) in less than 4,800 km (3,000 miles). This may be due to a concern with the cylinder head valve guides. Vehicles with this condition may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0316, P0524 and/or P06DD with the excessive oil consumption. Blue smoke may also be present from the exhaust only after a hot restart. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the cylinder heads.
TSB 18-22372018-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Some 2016-2017 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost engine and built on 1-Apr-2016 and through 1-Jan-2017 may exhibit white or blue smoke from the exhaust, rough idle in neutral or park at normal operating temperature or after a hot restart. The vehicle may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0316, P0524 and/or P06DD with the excessive oil consumption. Oil consumption may be 1 liter (1 quart) in less than 4,800 km (3,000 miles). Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct this condition.
SSM 465262017-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Some 2016-2017 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) or 5.0L engine may experience low or no oil pressure indication on the oil pressure gauge with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0521,P0522, P0523 and/or P0524 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) memory. This may be due to liquid contamination inside the engine oil pressure sensor connector. If evidence of liquid contamination is found, replace the oil pressure sensor. Inspect the connector seals on C1657 of the 12C508 engine harness for damage and repair as necessary. Do NOT use di-electric grease in the sensor electrical connector. For claiming, use causal part 9D290 and applicable labor operation in section 9 of the service labor time standard (SLTS) manual.
TSB 17-00072017-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. SOME 2016 F-150 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.7L GASOLINE TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION (GTDI) ENGINE AND BUILT ON 1-APR-2016 AND THROUGH 1-OCT-2016 MAY EXHIBIT WHITE OR BLUE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, ROUGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR AFTER A HOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE MAY ALSO EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0316, P0524 AND/OR P06DD WITH THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION MAY BE 1 LITER (1 QUART) IN LESS THAN 4,800 KM (3,000 MILES). FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.

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