{"nhtsa_id":10094617,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-03-10","date":"2016-12-12","document_id":"SSM 46257","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SERVICE BRAKES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"ALL 2017 F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FACTORY TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER (TBC) UTILIZE A TRAILER MODULE (TRM) WHICH INITIATES THE TRAILER CHARGING SYSTEM. FOR TRAILER CHARGING TO OPERATE, THE TRM MUST DETECT A TRAILER IS CONNECTED AND A BRAKE PEDAL INPUT BEFORE CHARGING WILL BE PRESENT AT THE TRAILER CONNECTOR. ADDING THE TRAILER BATTERY CHARGE RELAY AND FUSE INTO THE BATTERY JUNCTION BOX ARE NOT REQUIRED TO OPERATE TRAILER CHARGING WITH A TRM. IF TESTING OF THE TRAILER CHARGING SYSTEM IS REQUIRED WITHOUT A TRAILER, REFER TO THE UPDATED DIAGNOSTICS AND SYSTEM OPERATION FOUND IN THE ONLINE WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 417-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10094617","components":[{"id":"brakes","name":"Brakes","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"F-250 SD","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_f-250"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-350 SD","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_f-350"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-450 SD","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_f-450"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-550 SD","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_f-550"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-650 SD","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_f-650"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-750 SD","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_f-750"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}