Factory Trailer Brake Controller Operation
Super Moderator
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 37,379
Likes: 1,863
From: Frederick, MD
For what it's worth, the 2005 models WILL NOT work this way. It was a "bug" that Ford didn't realize needed to exist. DOT inspections specify that the trailer brakes MUST hold the vehicle at a stop by themselves, and the 2005 models won't do this. There's a special inspection procedure for the 2005 models to account for this.
Ford "fixed" this in the 2006 and later models, and I *THINK* there's a TSB on this, but I don't remember where it is. You might try searching for this around here...
Here's a link to the current CVSA inspection bulletin, detailing some of the problem....
http://www.cvsa.org/programs/documen...2001-04-05.pdf
Ford "fixed" this in the 2006 and later models, and I *THINK* there's a TSB on this, but I don't remember where it is. You might try searching for this around here...
Here's a link to the current CVSA inspection bulletin, detailing some of the problem....
http://www.cvsa.org/programs/documen...2001-04-05.pdf
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18
Likes: 0
From: Southeast Louisiana
Tbc
Thanks very much for the info. This is exactly what I needed. It was a DOT inspection that first raised this issue for me. One dealership confirmed that this system doesn't work like the others and the others have been in the dark as much as I have been on the issue. Again Thank!!
For what it's worth, the 2005 models WILL NOT work this way. It was a "bug" that Ford didn't realize needed to exist. DOT inspections specify that the trailer brakes MUST hold the vehicle at a stop by themselves, and the 2005 models won't do this. There's a special inspection procedure for the 2005 models to account for this.
Ford "fixed" this in the 2006 and later models, and I *THINK* there's a TSB on this, but I don't remember where it is. You might try searching for this around here...
Here's a link to the current CVSA inspection bulletin, detailing some of the problem....
http://www.cvsa.org/programs/documen...2001-04-05.pdf
Ford "fixed" this in the 2006 and later models, and I *THINK* there's a TSB on this, but I don't remember where it is. You might try searching for this around here...
Here's a link to the current CVSA inspection bulletin, detailing some of the problem....
http://www.cvsa.org/programs/documen...2001-04-05.pdf
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mwilliams0326
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
11
Feb 22, 2016 12:44 PM
