TSB SSM-54763 — Ford Service bulletin
SSM-54763 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 3 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 F-Super Duty vehicles built without lane departure warning (built with minor feature code HLEAA) and 2025-2026 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 26-Mar-2026 may exhibit a clicking or creaking type noise when turning the steering wheel during…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years SSM-54763 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Expedition | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford F-250 | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford F-350 | 2025, 2026 |
Every document filed under SSM-54763
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SSM 54763 | April 22, 2026 | Service bulletin |
What SSM-54763 covers
Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB SSM-54763?
SSM-54763 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 3 Ford models across the 2025–2026 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some 2025-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles built without lane departure warning (built with minor feature code HLEAA) and 2025-2026 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 26-Mar-2026 may exhibit a clicking or creaking type noise when turning the steering wheel during…
Which vehicles does SSM-54763 cover?
NHTSA's file names Ford Expedition (2025–2026); Ford F-250 (2025–2026); Ford F-350 (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-54763 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. SSM-54763 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-54763?
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-54763, 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-54763. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.