Ford bulletin SSM 54215
What it saysSome 2019-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L engine may require various repairs and/or maintenance to the fuel system where quick release couplings are utilized, such as the secondary fuel filter. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 12, 2025, received Sep 18, 2025, about the fuel/propulsion system. It names 32 model years (2019–2026). 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 communicationSome 2019-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L engine may require various repairs and/or maintenance to the fuel system where quick release couplings are utilized, such as the secondary fuel filter. The Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 310-00 > General Procedures > Quick Release Coupling has been updated to include videos and instructions of proper disconnect/connect steps involving the Type 27 quick release couplings.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 54215 | Service bulletin | Sep 12, 2025 | 11023203 | PDF, 68 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.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2019 Ford F-550 SD; 2020 Ford F-550 SD; 2021 Ford F-550 SD; 2022 Ford F-550 SD; 2023 Ford F-550 SD; 2024 Ford F-550 SD; 2025 Ford F-550 SD; 2026 Ford F-550 SD.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 24 model years this bulletin names have filed 2,895 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 335 of them name Fuel/Propulsion System — 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.
On the 2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty, the 29 owners who gave an odometer reading for Fuel/Propulsion System reported it at a median of 95,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-450 SD. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V957000 (Fuel System, Diesel); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
2021 Ford F-450 Super Duty · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Sep 15, 2025
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-450. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V957000 (FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
2020 Ford F-450 Super Duty · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Mar 6, 2026
Driving down a busy highway and my truck starts lurching and losing power and then just dies in the road. I had to wait a few minutes and the truck would start up. There were no warnings or lights initially. This happened three times.
2022 Ford F-250 Super Duty · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Oct 2, 2023
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 fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group7 other manufacturer communications filed against these Ford models under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB 26-2220 | Service bulletin | May 7, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: *Incorrect fuel level display… |
| 22N05 S2 | Other | Apr 22, 2026 | Customer Satisfaction Program 22N05 - Supplement #2 Certain 2022 Model Year Super Duty with 6.7L Diesel Engine One-Time Replacement for Die… |
| 22E02 | Emissions | Jun 24, 2025 | During initial vehicle production, the Particulate Matter sensor (PM) was not installed on your vehicle due to a component supply shortage.… |
| 24P27 | Service bulletin | Oct 30, 2024 | In some of the affected vehicles, the fuel filler door hinge pin may not have been fully seated in the fuel filler door housing, which may r… |
| SSM 52765 | Service bulletin | Jul 31, 2024 | Some 2020-2022 F-Super Duty pickup vehicles equipped with a 6.7L engine, 175 inch wheelbase, and built on or before 23-Sep-2021 may exhibit… |
| 24L01 | Service bulletin | Jun 24, 2024 | Certain 2023 Model Year Super Duty F450 - F550 Vehicles Equipped with a 6.7L Diesel Engine Certified Clean Idle Label Installation The aff… |
| 22N05 S1 | Service bulletin | Aug 31, 2023 | Certain 2022 Model Year Super Duty 6.7L Diesel Engine - One-Time Replacement for Diesel Particulate Filter Assembly Failures Supplement 1 |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford SSM 54215 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 54215 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 54215 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 32 model years: 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2022 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.