Ford bulletin SSM 54333
What it saysSome 2023-2025 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit a no crank/no start or intermittent no crank/no start with multiple warning indicators and DTC U0100 stored in the anti-lock brake system (ABS), audio front control… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 28, 2025, received Nov 4, 2025, about the steering. It names 12 model years (2023–2025). 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 2023-2025 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit a no crank/no start or intermittent no crank/no start with multiple warning indicators and DTC U0100 stored in the anti-lock brake system (ABS), audio front control module (ACM) and power steering control module (PSCM). This may be due to an incorrectly tightened ground 113 (G113). Inspect G113 for proper connection and tighten to 12 Nm (8.9 ft-lb). If the condition remains after tightening G113, perform normal diagnostics outside of this article. Refer to Workshop Manual, Section 303-06 Starting System. For claiming, use causal part 12A581 and labor operations 12650D and 12650D45WR of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.
Trouble codes it names: U0100
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 54333 | Service bulletin | Oct 28, 2025 | 11024882 | PDF, 71 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: 2023 Ford F-550 SD; 2024 Ford F-550 SD; 2025 Ford F-550 SD.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 9 model years this bulletin names have filed 211 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 101 of them name Electrical System, Service Brakes, Steering — 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.
there hasn't been an incident per say and these might not be a safety concern. however i would like to list my grievances here just so there's documentation. my radio has some type of glitch where the phone calls get static like its digital, also the mirrors don't fold in all the time when locked with the key fob, the brakes have…
2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Mar 15, 2024
Multiple electrical issues related to dashboard controls, video sensors, head unit. Controls powering down while driving, sensors throwing multiple error messages. All since 1,500 miles. Ford could not figure out what the issue was so they replaced the wiring harness. After 2 months in the shop I got my vehicle back.
2023 Ford F-350 Super Duty · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Mar 11, 2025
The contact owns a 2025 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel inadvertently turned to the right, then pulled to the opposite direction. The contact stated the steering wheel was cocked to the left or right even though the vehicle was driving straight down the road.
2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty · Steering · filed with NHTSA Jun 12, 2026
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 steering
Source: same model, same component group11 other manufacturer communications filed against these Ford models under the same component group (steering), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCCM-26.AA | Over-the-air update | Apr 29, 2026 | Quality improvements include: -Addresses potential key off load battery usage caused by the Steering Column Control Module keeping the Contr… |
| SSM 54763 | Service bulletin | Apr 22, 2026 | Some 2025-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles built without lane departure warning (built with minor feature code HLEAA) and 2025-2026 Expedition/Nav… |
| 26H01 | Other | Apr 17, 2026 | Harvest Program 26H01 Certain 2024 Model Year F-250 and F-350 Vehicles Steering Column Replacement |
| SSM 54594 | Service bulletin | Feb 18, 2026 | Some 2023-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit rain sensitive wipers (if equipped) settings that do not change when selected in the center… |
| SSM 54180 | Service bulletin | Aug 29, 2025 | Some 2026 F-Super Duty vehicles may require retrieval of the factory keycode for factory installed wired keyless entry keypads. If Ford Diag… |
| SSM 53066 | Service bulletin | Oct 22, 2024 | Some 2023-2024 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit various steering concerns such as perceived looseness and/or wander. WSM, Section 211-02 an… |
| SSM 52524 | Service bulletin | May 9, 2024 | Some 2023-2024 F-Super Duty vehicles built on 22-May-2023 and through 15-Dec-2023 may require repairs of the power steering system for vario… |
| SSM 52477 | Service bulletin | Apr 24, 2024 | Some 2023-2024 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit various diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) related to the steering angle sensor. Prior to any… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford SSM 54333 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 54333 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 54333 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 12 model years: 2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2025 Ford F-350 Super Duty, 2024 Ford F-350 Super Duty, 2023 Ford F-350 Super Duty and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.