TSB SSM-54741 — Ford Service bulletin
SSM-54741 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Ford models, 2025–2026 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Some 2025-2026 Escape/Maverick/Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with an 8-inch instrument panel cluster (IPC) display may exhibit a condition where the fuel gauge displays up to the 8th mark below full fuel level when the fuel tank is full. This condition does not affect vehicle…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years SSM-54741 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford Escape | 2025, 2026 |
Every document filed under SSM-54741
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SSM 54741 | April 13, 2026 | Service bulletin |
What SSM-54741 covers
Fuel system, Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB SSM-54741?
SSM-54741 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 2 Ford models across the 2025–2026 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some 2025-2026 Escape/Maverick/Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with an 8-inch instrument panel cluster (IPC) display may exhibit a condition where the fuel gauge displays up to the 8th mark below full fuel level when the fuel tank is full. This condition does not affect vehicle…
Which vehicles does SSM-54741 cover?
NHTSA's file names Ford Bronco Sport (2025–2026); Ford Escape (2025–2026). 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-54741 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. SSM-54741 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-54741?
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-54741, 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-54741. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.