{"nhtsa_id":10186679,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-02-04","date":"2021-01-22","document_id":"SSM 49487","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SERVICE BRAKES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2021 F-150 vehicles may experience difficulty in deactivating the Brake Service Mode when following the procedure in Workshop Manual (WSM) Section 206-00. The procedure in the WSM is being updated at this time, and the correct procedure is as follows: 1) Set the ignition to ON. 2) Press and hold the accelerator pedal and place the electronic parking brake (EPB) switch in the APPLY (upward) position. Continue to hold the accelerator pedal and the electronic parking brake EPB switch. 3) Firmly press the brake pedal for at least 1 second. Release the brake pedal while continuing to hold the accelerator pedal and the EPB switch. 4) Set the ignition to OFF then set the ignition to ON within 5 seconds, then release the accelerator pedal and the EPB switch.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10186679-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10186679-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10186679","components":[{"id":"brakes","name":"Brakes","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","year_from":2021,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_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":[]}