TSB SSM-54275 — Ford Service bulletin

SSM-54275 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Ford Edge, 2021–2023 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Some 2021-2023 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine, 2021-2023 Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost or 3.0L plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) engine, 2021-2023 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost, 2021-2024 F-150 vehicles…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years SSM-54275 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Edge 2021, 2022, 2023

Every document filed under SSM-54275

Document IDFiledType
SSM 54275 October 7, 2025 Service bulletin

What SSM-54275 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SSM-54275?

SSM-54275 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering the Ford Edge across the 2021–2023 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some 2021-2023 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine, 2021-2023 Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost or 3.0L plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) engine, 2021-2023 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost, 2021-2024 F-150 vehicles…

Which vehicles does SSM-54275 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Edge (2021–2023). 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-54275 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SSM-54275 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-54275?

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-54275, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

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-54275. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.