Does my 25 F250 XLT have a TPMS?
I just bought a 25 F250 XLT. It has a Gooseball / 5th wheel prep with the 7 pin plug in the bed. On the instrument cluster, I can navigate to a screen that has tire pressures 61 LF, 61 RF, 71 RL, and 70 RR. I had winter tires put on and there were no conventional (meaning valve stem) TPMS sensors installed, they installed new valve stems. Ive read from Ford the only SD that comes with TPMS is the 350 SRW and DRW, then I've seen other information from Ford that says they all come with TPMS.

Which is it? TPMS or not? if not, how am I getting air pressure readings on my instrument cluster?

 

Yes, all 250/350 models have TPMS. For 2026 that now also includes the 450.

It is a sensor inside the tire attached to the valve stem.

 

wonder where you read that from Ford ?

 

I've got a 25 F250 XLT that I bought 10 days ago and took it to a tire shop for them to install snow tires. They charged me for valve stems so I checked and yes, they put new valve stems on each wheel (they are flexible rubber). So I checked the TPMS system through the instrument cluster and the readings were there (listed in the OP). So if the NHTSA mandated TPMS for all 10,000 and below (Random websites say <10,000, but the NHTSA website says 10 k and below) vehicles and light trucks, but my dealer (Seekin's Ford in Fairbanks, AK) salesman, parts, and service writer don't know if the truck has TPMS and I've read in the owner's manual "IF EQUIPPED". Ford says the TPMS is only available on the F350 SRW/DRW. I also have a 22 F450 Lariat and it does not have TPMS (it came with the tow package, but the truck doesn't have TPMS). I also have a set of Ford TPMS sensors (M-1180-433MHZ) and they have ridged valve stems attached to the sensor body. So if the tire shop (Alyeska Tire in Fairbanks) installed new valve stems and said there were no TPMS sensors in the tires, and the valve stems they installed are semi-ridged/flexible rubber, what kind of sensor is transmitting a signal to the TPMS receiver and where is the receiver located? If no one can answer my question, my next steps are to run my Autel through a reprogramming cycle and see if it picks up the seniors and then dismount a tire and then look for the TPMS receiver location through an IPC. I really would have thought someone on this forum would have an answer. Either someone I'm dealing with has given me information that is not right or there's some magical system Ford has figured out in order to comply with the NHTSA mandate.

 

 

I did answer your original question...

As to your new question, the receiver is under the headliner at the passenger rear.

Even 450s prior to 2026 have the receiver since it is part of the same Assembly with TPMS Receiver, Transceiver, Ignition Immobilizer Module, Keyless Entry Receiver.

 

This is a standard TPMS sensor that should be in each wheel. The valve stem on this is a rigid, hard plastic that does not flex. The valve stems on my New F250 are flexible. Does Ford install TPMS sensors with flexible valve stems or are the TPMS sensors banded around the wheel?

 

they quit banding around the wheel in 09

 

Thanks. I'm just wondering how the tire shop replaced the stock valve stems installing stems without TPMS sensors, but my truck is still receiving the air pressure readings.

 

So I deflated one of the tires, broke the bead and saw my TPMS sensors are still in the wheel. Alyeska Tire simply lied and padded the bill by charging me $20 for "new valve stems" they never installed. They simply lied to me and stole money from me.

 

Now go get your money back!

 

I've heard of dealers who insist on installing new valve stems when they install tires, so it is a standard charge for them to add to all tire purchases. Assuming the TPMS sensors that they installed were used (since you didn't mention that they charged for them) then it is understandable if they replaced the rubber stem before installing the used TPMS sensors. If they had installed new sensors, each one would have come with a new valve stem already installed, but you would have seen about a $100 per sensor charge on your bill.

I bought the same set of TPMS sensors from Ford Performance that you show in the photo above for my F-250 when I had my snow tires installed at the dealer on wheels that I provided them. They had rubber valve stems on them, not hard plastic.

 

The truck had 400 miles on it. The tire shop (Alyeska Tire in Fairbanks, AK) charged me $25 for 4 new valve stems. They did not install new valve stems. All they did was remove the valve cores, deflate the tires, change to the snow tires, reinstall the valve core and re-inflate the tire before spin balancing. Tire shops may charge you for new valve stems, but they don't always install new valve stems. They're excuse will be "if we charge you for new valve stems, they'll be covered under warranty" which is another way of saying "we're just going to rip you off and there's nothing you can do about it". I worked at, ran and then owned a garage in NC for 40 years and I never saw a valve stem fail that would have been covered under any warranty.

 

You do realize that there is such a thing as replacement valve stems for tpms sensors?? Not saying that this is what they did...

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/...kaAplKEALw_wcB

 

You're kidding right? You think a tire shop in Fairbanks, AK is going to replace the TPMS valve stems on a brand new truck with 400 miles on it and only charge $5 each? You obviously don't know what a pain in the *** removing the sensor body is from the valve stem because if you did, you wouldn't have made the comment you did. Good luck to you.