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March 26, 2021 Service bulletin

Some 2020-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit an inoperative radio, no communication with the audio...

Ford technical service bulletin SSM 49695 for 2020-2021 Ford F-250 SD, 2020-2021 Ford F-350 SD and 2020-2021 Ford F-550 SD and others.

Bulletin number
SSM 49695
Component
Electrical system
Summary
Some 2020-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit an inoperative radio, no communication with the audio front control module (ACM), and/or diagnostic code (DTC) U0184 stored in the SYNC module (APIM) or instrument panel cluster (IPC). If the vehicle is in transport mode, disable transport mode and retest. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 419-10. If the concern is still present, perform a radio power reset by removing fuse F32 in the body control module (BCM) for 5 minutes. Reinstall the fuse and retest. If the concern is present, disconnect connector C240A from the ACM, reconnect, and retest. If the vehicle still exhibits the concern, refer to WSM, Section 415-00 and proceed with normal diagnostics.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 74 complaints in the electrical category.

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