Aug 31, 2026 · 29 min · 10 segments
It's not an 80's Si-fi movie. This is Ford's Trusted Real-Time Operation Network. Introduced in 2023 on select models, it creates a encrypted digital handshake between modules on the vehicle. Listen…
Um, what I was dealing with this on was a 2023 F four... uh, 550, so this is a Super Duty big work truck, um, with a diesel motor, and it had, um, some accident damage on the left front corner.
Now, it still actually communicated, but it had a big dent in the side of it, and the connector was screwed up, um, so they replaced the module with a new one, and they actually had another shop, or not another shop, another mobile programmer come out and attempt to program the ABS module.
And I'm not exactly sure on every single step along the way, but somehow or another, um, you know, they attempted to program the ABS module, but they were dealing with communication codes, or this is what I'm being told as a, as a third or fourth party, if you will, um, that they were dealing with communication codes between the ABS and the powertrain control module.
I don't know exactly what codes were there, but I can guess based on what I saw.
Um, so they did replace the powertrain control module, and they programmed that for the most part, and they still were having communication codes.
And I guess my customer, the shop, got fed up with the mobile company that was doing this.
I, I don't know exactly how the conversation went, but basically they called us to, like, say, "Hey, they're saying there's some CAN communication issue, um, that has not been resolved on this car.
Can you come figure this out? I said, "Sure." Um, we hadn't been out to this shop before, so, um, new customer and we'll come out and see if we can figure it out.
So yeah, I had ABS, I had gateway, the IPMA, which is the camera and the windshield, um, the powertrain control module, and, uh, radio transceiver module, and a couple others, um, as well.
Um, what I was dealing with this on was a 2023 F four... uh, 550, so this is a Super Duty big work truck, um, with a diesel motor, and it had, um, some accident damage on the left front corner.
Now, it still actually communicated, but it had a big dent in the side of it, and the connector was screwed up, um, so they replaced the module with a new one, and they actually had another shop, or not another shop, another mobile programmer come out and attempt to program the ABS module.
And I'm not exactly sure on every single step along the way, but somehow or another, um, you know, they attempted to program the ABS module, but they were dealing with communication codes, or this is what I'm being told as a, as a third or fourth party, if you will, um, that they were dealing with communication codes between the ABS and the powertrain control module.
I don't know exactly what codes were there, but I can guess based on what I saw.
Um, so they did replace the powertrain control module, and they programmed that for the most part, and they still were having communication codes.
And I guess my customer, the shop, got fed up with the mobile company that was doing this.
I, I don't know exactly how the conversation went, but basically they called us to, like, say, "Hey, they're saying there's some CAN communication issue, um, that has not been resolved on this car.
Can you come figure this out? I said, "Sure." Um, we hadn't been out to this shop before, so, um, new customer and we'll come out and see if we can figure it out.
So yeah, I had ABS, I had gateway, the IPMA, which is the camera and the windshield, um, the powertrain control module, and, uh, radio transceiver module, and a couple others, um, as well.
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