Ford F-250 TSBs — Technical Service Bulletins by Year
5,900 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the Ford F-250 — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions, and software updates, 1990 to 2026. Pick a year for its bulletin list.
A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. For defects and free repairs, see the Ford F-250 problem rankings and each year's recall list.
Warranty extensions, campaigns & software updates
The communications worth checking your VIN against — unlike ordinary bulletins, these can mean free or reimbursed work if your vehicle qualifies.
Quality improvements include: -Shows trailer brake settings when pressing the brake pedal -Updates the off-road screen to show wider steering wheel turns.
Model years named: 2023
Quality improvements include: -Prevents window bounce backs after using the one touch up feature
Quality improvements include: -Updates the Restraint Control Module to prevent a potential internal fault that may cause a warning light to illuminate for one key cycle
Model years named: 2026
26E01 Recall remedy -Powertrain Control Module calibration update to ensure emissions system restrictions function properly when the vehicle is parked.
Model years named: 2026
Quality improvements include: -Addresses potential key off load battery usage caused by the Steering Column Control Module keeping the Controller Area Network awake
Model years named: 2024
Quality improvements include: -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage
Model years named: 2025
26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
Model years named: 2026
"Quality improvements include: -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage"
"Quality improvements include: -Prevents window bounce backs after using the one touch up feature"
"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
Model years named: 2023
"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
Model years named: 2024
Bulletins by model year
| Year | TSBs | Most bulletined areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2025 | 112 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2024 | 206 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2023 | 280 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2022 | 241 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2021 | 240 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2020 | 298 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2019 | 249 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2018 | 251 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2017 | 328 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2016 | 123 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2015 | 141 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2014 | 166 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2013 | 170 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2012 | 149 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2011 | 176 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2010 | 44 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2009 | 43 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2008 | 90 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2007 | 50 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2006 | 114 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2005 | 150 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2004 | 158 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2003 | 129 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2002 | 67 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2001 | 66 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2000 | 144 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 1999 | 344 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1998 | 217 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1997 | 332 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 1996 | 192 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 1995 | 199 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 1994 | 166 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 1993 | 93 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1992 | 71 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1991 | 56 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
Questions buyers ask
How many TSBs does the Ford F-250 have?
NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file lists 5,900 technical service bulletins and related communications for the Ford F-250 across the 1990–2026 model years. The most bulletined areas are engine, transmission & drivetrain, electrical.
Are Ford F-250 TSB repairs free?
Not automatically. A TSB tells dealers how to fix a known pattern; you pay unless the vehicle is under warranty or the bulletin is a warranty extension or service campaign that covers your VIN. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of a Ford F-250 TSB?
Take the bulletin's document ID to a dealer or to NHTSA's site — this page carries each communication's ID, date, and NHTSA's summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover communications NHTSA's file names against Ford F-250 model years shown here. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.