{"nhtsa_id":10177117,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-07-08","date":"2020-06-30","document_id":"SSM 48956","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost engine may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P2196 and/or P2198 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) with no drivability concerns. Engineering is working to implement a solution for this condition. In the interim, clear the DTCs with the appropriate Ford scan tool and schedule a follow-up appointment with the customer for mid-August 2020. Advise the customer that a repair is expected to be available in early August 2020 and that the condition has no effect on vehicle operation or long term durability.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10177117-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10177117-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10177117","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"transmission-control-module","name":"Transmission control module","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":["P2196","P2198"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_ford_f-150"]}],"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":[]}