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December 17, 2024 Service bulletin

"trailer brake module fault" message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with diagnostic trouble codes...

Ford technical service bulletin SSM 53236 for 2021-2023 Ford F-150, 2022-2024 Ford Expedition and 2024 Ford Ranger and others.

Bulletin number
SSM 53236
Component
Unknown or other
Summary
Some 2021-2023 F-150 non-Lightning, 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning/Expedition/Navigator, and 2024 Ranger vehicles may exhibit a "trailer brake module fault" message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) U0137 and/or U0252 stored in the body control module (BCM),

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