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July 31, 2021 Service bulletin

It may be possible that an undesirable noise may develop from the cam phasers in the 3.5L GTDI engine

Ford technical service bulletin 21B10-S2 for 2017-2020 Ford F-150, 2018-2020 Ford Expedition and 2018-2020 Lincoln Navigator.

Bulletin number
21B10-S2
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
It may be possible that an undesirable noise may develop from the cam phasers in the 3.5L GTDI engine. This noise might occur as a rattle when starting the engine after your vehicle was turned off for an extended period of time, or as a knocking noise when the engine is idling after it is warmed up.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,817 complaints in the engine category.

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