Ford bulletin TSB 25-2572
What it saysThis article supersedes TSB 25-2322 to update the Service Procedure, Labor Operations and Parts List. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 26, 2025, received Dec 1, 2025, about the power train. It names 43 model years (2020–2025). 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 communicationThis article supersedes TSB 25-2322 to update the Service Procedure, Labor Operations and Parts List. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit an upper engine ticking or tapping noise at idle. Customers may also report experiencing rough engine performance, engine misfire, or a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0301-P0308 in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to camshaft and/or valve tappet having excess wear within the engine assembly.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB 25-2572 | Service bulletin | Nov 26, 2025 | 11025854 | PDF, 477 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| XO-5W30-Q1FS | Motorcraft® Synthetic Blend Motor Oil | — | eBay Motors → |
| LC3Z-6250-D | Camshaft/Tappet Service Kit | — | eBay Motors → |
| W715106-S439 | Engine Mount Through Bolt | — | eBay Motors → |
| W709771-S440 | Transmission Mount Nut | — | eBay Motors → |
| DS7Z-19B596-A | Air Conditioning (A/C) Condenser Line O-Ring | — | eBay Motors → |
| W715131-S442 | Transmission Cooler Bolt | — | eBay Motors → |
| W714717-S439 | Y Pipe To Muffler Bolt (Pickup Only) | — | eBay Motors → |
| W719575-S900 | Y Pipe To Muffler Bolt (Chassis Cab Only) | — | eBay Motors → |
| W706447-S437 | Power Steering Pump Bolt | — | eBay Motors → |
| W715068-S437 | Power Steering Pump Bolt | — | eBay Motors → |
| W714286-S442 | Exhaust Hanger Bolt (2023-2025 Only) | — | eBay Motors → |
| F1AZ-6731-BD | Engine Oil Filter | — | eBay Motors → |
| LC3Z-8C387-A | Front Timing Cover Gasket | — | eBay Motors → |
| W716090-S437 | Exhaust Manifold Heat Shield | — | eBay Motors → |
| LC3Z-6006-L | Engine Installation Service Kit | — | eBay Motors → |
| AL3Z-6379-BA | Transmission Flex Plate Bolt | — | eBay Motors → |
| W712861-S439 | Engine Support Insulator Bracket Bolt | — | eBay Motors → |
| W711336-S441 | Engine Mount To Chassis Nut | — | eBay Motors → |
| LC3Z-12A227-A | Crankshaft Sensor Ring | — | eBay Motors → |
| 9W7Z-19B596-A | Air Conditioning (A/C) Condenser | — | eBay Motors → |
| W520114-S440 | Engine Mount Nut | — | eBay Motors → |
| BC2Z-3F887-A | Power Steering O-Ring | — | eBay Motors → |
| W714735-S439 | Engine Mount Bolt | — | eBay Motors → |
| 1W1Z-19E889-BB | Air Conditioning Condenser Line | — | eBay Motors → |
| LC3Z-8507-A | Water Pump Gasket | 1 | eBay Motors → |
| PC3Z-8507-A | Water Pump Gasket | 1 | eBay Motors → |
| F2AZ-6397-A | Engine Dowel Pin | — | eBay Motors → |
| 5L7Z-7D285-A | Transmission Cooler | — | eBay Motors → |
| 5L7Z-7J324-A | Transmission Cooler Line | — | eBay Motors → |
| LC3Z-12286-D | Ignition Spark Plug Wire | — | eBay Motors → |
| W717468-S439 | Bumper/Grill Stud | — | eBay Motors → |
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 252572A | Complete Repair Outside Of This Article | 0.7 hrs |
| 252572B | 2021-2025 E-Series 7.3L: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire… | 10.4 hrs |
| 252572C | 2021-2025 E-Series 7.3L: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire… | 18 hrs |
| 252572D | 2021-2025 E-Series 7.3L: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire… | 18.5 hrs |
| 252572E | 2021-2025 E-Series 7.3L: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire… | 20.9 hrs |
| 252572F | Complete Repair Outside Of This Article | 0.6 hrs |
| 252572G | 2020-2025 F-Super Duty: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire and… | 9.6 hrs |
| 252572H | 2020-2025 F-Super Duty: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire and… | 16.6 hrs |
| 252572J | 2020-2025 F-Super Duty: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire and… | 20.9 hrs |
| 252572K | 2020-2025 F-Super Duty: Retrieve DTCs, Perform Cylinder Balance, Swap Plug, Wire and… | 19.4 hrs |
| 252572L | 2020-2025 F-Super Duty: Additional Time To Perform 360 Degree Camera Alignment If… | 0.5 hrs |
| MT252572M | Actual Time Up To | 0.7 hrs |
| MT252572N | Actual Time Up To | 10.7 hrs |
| MT252572P | Actual Time Up To | 17.6 hrs |
| MT252572Q | Actual Time Up To | 22.2 hrs |
| MT252572R | Actual Time Up To | 20.4 hrs |
| MT252572S | Actual Time Up To | 0.7 hrs |
| MT252572T | Actual Time Up To | 10.2 hrs |
| MT252572U | Actual Time Up To | 15 hrs |
| MT252572V | Actual Time Up To | 23.2 hrs |
| MT252572W | Actual Time Up Remove Cylinder Heads And Inspect Camshaft And Tappets And Engine… | 21.4 hrs |
| 252572X | — | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (9 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Ford’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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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: 2020 Ford F-53; 2021 Ford F-53; 2022 Ford F-53; 2023 Ford F-53; 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; 2021 Ford F-650 SD; 2022 Ford F-650 SD; 2023 Ford F-650 SD; 2024 Ford F-650 SD; 2025 Ford F-650 SD; 2021 Ford F-750 SD; 2022 Ford F-750 SD; 2023 Ford F-750 SD; 2024 Ford F-750 SD; 2025 Ford F-750 SD.
A 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 23 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,340 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 399 of them name Power Train, Engine — 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-350 Super Duty, the 28 owners who gave an odometer reading for Power Train reported it at a median of 69,500 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 2024 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer informed the contact that a software update had been completed on the TCM.
2024 Ford F-350 Super Duty · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Jul 16, 2025 · ODI 11674055
Less than 4000 miles- first transmission failed while pulling a large trailer- ford replaced the transmission and the new transmission, only 200 miles later did the same thing when pulling a trailer, up hill. It throws the transmission into 10th gear and you loose all power, Check engine light comes on and it slams back into 4th gear.
2025 Ford F-450 Super Duty · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Sep 3, 2025 · ODI 11684755
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-450SD. The contact stated while driving 50-65 MPH, the vehicle lost drive power and the instrument panel lights started flickering. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was able to restart, and the contact resumed driving.
2022 Ford F-450 Super Duty · Engine · filed with NHTSA Feb 6, 2025 · ODI 11641049
In depth: 2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2020 Ford F-350 Super Duty transmission and drivetrain problems →
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group64 other manufacturer communications filed against these Ford models under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 55218 | Service bulletin | Oct 6, 2026 | For 20202026 vehicles equipped with the 10R140 transmission, a new Transmission Clutch Circuit Leak Test has been introduced in the Ford… |
| TSB 26-2088 v2 | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2026 | This bulletin supersedes 24-2249. Reason for update: update the claim quantity of the torque converter nuts, part number and claim quantity… |
| TSB 26-2406 | Service bulletin | Sep 5, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: Poor shift quality Illumi… |
| TSB 26-2252 | Service bulletin | Sep 5, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: Poor shift quality Illumi… |
| SSM 55098 | Service bulletin | Aug 18, 2026 | Some 2013-2016 Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine and 2015-2019 Transit vehicles equipped with a 3.2L diesel engine may… |
| SSM 54900 | Service bulletin | Jun 4, 2026 | Some 2023-2026 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 10R100 or 10R140 transmission may exhibit an intermittent failure to engage forward or… |
| SSM 54899 | Service bulletin | Jun 4, 2026 | Some 2023-2026 F-53 Motorhome Chassis/F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis and 2024-2026 F-650/F-750/E-Series vehicles equipped with a 6R140 tra… |
| TSB 26-2263 | Service bulletin | May 30, 2026 | This bulletin supersedes 26-2112. Reason For Update: add 2026 model year vehicles, update LV fluid XT-10-QLVC and CXT-10-LV6 description to… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Ford, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford TSB 25-2572 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 TSB 25-2572 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 TSB 25-2572 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 43 model years: 2025 Ford E-Series, 2024 Ford E-Series, 2023 Ford E-Series, 2022 Ford E-Series, 2021 Ford E-Series, 2025 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.