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I got OTA power up 6.5.0 on December 8, 2023 for my 2021 xlt, does anyone know what the next OTA power up is for the job 1 2021 xlt is? Looking through FDRS, i have the BCM, ACM, and IPC updates, last time the dealer updated the IPC, it took 5 hours to update, how long does this new IPC update take? And is the new BCM update ok to complete?
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I got OTA power up 6.5.0 on December 8, 2023 for my 2021 xlt, does anyone know what the next OTA power up is for the job 1 2021 xlt is? Looking through FDRS, i have the BCM, ACM, and IPC updates, last time the dealer updated the IPC, it took 5 hours to update, how long does this new IPC update take? And is the new BCM update ok to complete?
If your XLT has the quad-LED lights, I would pass on the BCM. A few people reported headlight issues when it first came out. That BCM update has been out for a while now and it is possible that Ford fixed it, but there is a risk of headlights issues to those with those specific headlights.
anything for me on the OTA, or FDRS fronts? tia. 1FTFW1ED8MFB55506
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Next OTA would be 6.8.0 which is the IPC update you see. I have a job 1 too, and both IPC updates before this one failed the USB process and had to be CAN'd in and took over 5 hours each one. This one went through with the USB process and was very quick.
If your XLT has the quad-LED lights, I would pass on the BCM. A few people reported headlight issues when it first came out. That BCM update has been out for a while now and it is possible that Ford fixed it, but there is a risk of headlights issues to those with those specific headlights.
Nothing OTA in queue. FDRS I can check for you later when I get home to my laptop.
If your XLT has the quad-LED lights, I would pass on the BCM. A few people reported headlight issues when it first came out. That BCM update has been out for a while now and it is possible that Ford fixed it, but there is a risk of headlights issues to those with those specific headlights.
Nothing OTA in queue. FDRS I can check for you later when I get home to my laptop.
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I do have the quad beam headlights, so i might hold off on that one for a bit, and when i went to run the IPC update, it said it can take 3 hours or more, didn't give an option for USB update, but i didn't continue further it was late and didn't want to risk it. And the same thing when the dealer did the last IPC update, so i might just let it push through via OTA. and see what happens. I have the IPC with the 8 inch screen, not the full screen like higher trims.
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They do unfortunately. Only the 12 inch cluster has Ethernet capability for being updated via USB . And if you don't have a VCM 3 it takes about 4-5 hours using a VCM2/Mongoose
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Got a notification in the head unit that the truck is going “out of service “ (my words) for a few minutes overnight to allow a trailer light update. This isn’t the first one of those my late 21MY has received.