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December 14, 2022 Service bulletin

Some 2020-2022 Escape/Corsair/F-53 Motorhome/F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis, 2021-2023...

Ford technical service bulletin SSM 51254 for 2020-2022 Ford Escape, 2021-2022 Ford Bronco Sport and 2021-2023 Ford E-350 and others.

Bulletin number
SSM 51254
Component
Back over prevention: software
Summary
Some 2020-2022 Escape/Corsair/F-53 Motorhome/F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis, 2021-2023 F-650/F-750/E-Series, and 2021-2022 Bronco Sport vehicles may exhibit an intermittent no crank/no start condition and/or an intermittent blank instrument panel cluster (IPC)/SYNC touchscreen. This may be due to the software in the gateway module (GWM). To correct the condition, reprogram the GWM using the latest software level of the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming use causal part 14F642 and the applicable labor operations of Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 230 complaints in the driver assistance category.

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