Ford bulletin SSM 52240
What it saysSome 2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles built on or after 31-Jul-2023 may exhibit DTC P2DA6 stored in the secondary on board diagnostic module C (SOBDMC). NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 7, 2024, received Feb 14, 2024, about the visibility/wiper. It names 1 model year (2023). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
Some 2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles built on or after 31-Jul-2023 may exhibit DTC P2DA6 stored in the secondary on board diagnostic module C (SOBDMC). If there are no observable symptoms associated with this DTC, this condition does not affect vehicle operation or durability and no additional diagnosis or service is required for this condition. If there is a lack of heat in the vehicle cabin and this DTC is present, refer to the Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 412-00 Climate Control System - General Information, Diagnosis and Testing for diagnosis.
Trouble codes it names: P2DA6
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 52240 | Service bulletin | Feb 7, 2024 | 10250302 | PDF, 55 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 513 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 29 of them name Visibility/Wiper — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
Issue #1: Rain Sensing Wiper function is completely inoperable. Wipers must be operated manually. Issue #2: Blinker stalk becomes stuck in off and on positions. This malfunction has put myself and others at risk because the vehicle, at times, is unable to inform others on the road of the appropriate vehicle lane change.
2023 Ford F-150 · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Dec 8, 2023 · ODI 11559185
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group15 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford F-150 under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB 26-2316 | Service bulletin | Jul 10, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above equipped with 360-degree camera may exhibit a distorted or corrupted 360-degree cam… |
| SSM 54665 | Service bulletin | Mar 16, 2026 | Some 2026 F-150/Bronco/Ranger/Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit a blank center display screen after deactivating transport mode. To correc… |
| SSM 54648 | Service bulletin | Mar 11, 2026 | Some 2024-2026 F-150/F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit an inoperative front passenger window when operated from the driver master window con… |
| SSM 54585 | Service bulletin | Feb 16, 2026 | Some 2021-2026 F-150 and 2024-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with one-touch up/down front windows may exhibit a window not responding t… |
| SSM 54507 | Service bulletin | Jan 19, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above equipped with one-touch up/down front windows may exhibit a window not responding t… |
| TSB 25-2478 | Service bulletin | Oct 9, 2025 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit a wind noise and/or whistle coming from the exterior mirror. This may b… |
| SSM 54270 | Service bulletin | Oct 4, 2025 | Some 2024-2025 F-150/F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit an inoperative front passenger window when operated from the driver master window con… |
| SSM 54223 | Service bulletin | Sep 16, 2025 | Some 2024-2025 F-150/F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit an inoperative front passenger window when operated from the driver master window con… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford SSM 52240 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the SSM 52240 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does SSM 52240 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Ford F-150. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: 2023 F-150 Lightning: built on or after 31 Jul 2023 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.