TSB SSM-52448 — Ford Service bulletin
SSM-52448 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Ford Transit, 2015–2019 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. 2015-2024 Transit and 2023-2024 Transit Trail vehicles equipped with DRW have a high mount rear marker lamp that does not illuminate with the stop lamps. This lamp assembly may appear to be a stop lamp but is intended to illuminate with the parking lamps only. This information…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years SSM-52448 names
Every document filed under SSM-52448
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SSM 52448 | April 16, 2024 | Service bulletin |
What SSM-52448 covers
Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB SSM-52448?
SSM-52448 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering the Ford Transit across the 2015–2019 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 2015-2024 Transit and 2023-2024 Transit Trail vehicles equipped with DRW have a high mount rear marker lamp that does not illuminate with the stop lamps. This lamp assembly may appear to be a stop lamp but is intended to illuminate with the parking lamps only. This information…
Which vehicles does SSM-52448 cover?
NHTSA's file names Ford Transit (2015–2019). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB SSM-52448 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. SSM-52448 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of SSM-52448?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under SSM-52448, its date, and NHTSA's own 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. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under SSM-52448. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.