{"nhtsa_id":10167208,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-11-05","date":"2019-10-21","document_id":"SSM 48272","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2017-2018 F-150s built on or before 10-Jul-2018 and 2018-2019 Expedition and Navigator built on or before 8-Apr-2019 with 3.5L EcoBoost may exhibit tick, tap, or rattle type noises from top of engine front cover for 2-5 seconds after a cold start. A TSB is expected to be published late 4th quarter 2019. In the interim, replace all 4 VCT units and update the PCM calibration. Do not replace other cam drive related components unless inspection identifies a concern. Refer to the Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 303-01. Claim labor replace VCTs using published labor operations and PCM programming using M-time. Part availability is currently limited. Dealers should order parts only when required to complete a repair. Once the parts are ordered, the vehicle may be returned to the customer to drive. This condition does not affect long term durability or performance.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10167208-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10167208-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10167208","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPEDITION","year_from":2018,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_ford_expedition","2019_ford_expedition"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","year_from":2017,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_f-150","2018_ford_f-150"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAVIGATOR","year_from":2018,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_lincoln_navigator","2019_lincoln_navigator"]}],"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":[]}