Lightning Software Updates using FDRS

[marblegrinder]

If anyone was having issues updating on the previous FDRS version as Mike G was talking about the struggle I had last weekend trying to update. I went and got another license and tried the new 46.5.6 and it is now working again for me. Was able to get the list attached all done and up to date.
already had the APIM arrive OTA

How are you able to see this info for your truck? I have 2020 F250
(1FT8W2BT8LEC66717) and would love to be able to see what it needs. I am guessing a Ford program opposed to Forscan. Thanks in advance

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[B177y]

How are you able to see this info for your truck? I have 2020 F250
(1FT8W2BT8LEC66717) and would love to be able to see what it needs. I am guessing a Ford program opposed to Forscan. Thanks in advance

Check the title of the thread....

 

[marblegrinder]

Check the title of the thread....

Yes went back through and did more reading after landing here from a duck search and looking up stuff

 

[TaxmanHog]

I am guessing a Ford program opposed to Forscan.

Yes, FDRS !!

Welcome to the Ford F150 Lightning forum, other than a couple of threads about FDRS, you probably won't find much of interest here, but you can head over to our big sister site at https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/ for more information about your F series trucks.

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[rugedraw]

How are you able to see this info for your truck? I have 2020 F250
(1FT8W2BT8LEC66717) and would love to be able to see what it needs. I am guessing a Ford program opposed to Forscan. Thanks in advance

We used to be able to check this for people with the VIN, but due to some recent changes within Ford's cybersecurity measures, we can no longer do so. The screenshot you posted was with him using FDRS while plugged into his own vehicle.

 

[Mike G]

Well something finally showed up this morning.

I've got a new APIM (Sync) update waiting to get applied so I'll grab some coffee and fire up the FDRS laptop to update that and see if anything more pops up afterwards (as it sometimes does).

Also, PTS says my Sync system previously got updated on the 8th of Jan at 4:42 in the afternoon....I don't remember seeing anything update at that time. Maybe it was some server side update or something. Weird.

 

[Jesse-Infotainment]

Well something finally showed up this morning.

I've got a new APIM (Sync) update waiting to get applied so I'll grab some coffee and fire up the FDRS laptop to update that and see if anything more pops up afterwards (as it sometimes does).

Also, PTS says my Sync system previously got updated on the 8th of Jan at 4:42 in the afternoon....I don't remember seeing anything update at that time. Maybe it was some server side update or something. Weird.

tHAT DOESNT MEAN AN UPDATE IT MEANS IT WAS INTERROGATED. tHAT was the last refresh of data on Fords server for that module.

 

[Mike G]

tHAT DOESNT MEAN AN UPDATE IT MEANS IT WAS INTERROGATED. tHAT was the last refresh of data on Fords server for that module.

Thanks, I thought that might be the case since nothing seemed to be actually different (rev, etc. is the same)

 

[Jesse-Infotainment]

Thanks, I thought that might be the case since nothing seemed to be actually different (rev, etc. is the same)

Also it doesn't look like an actual update is available. I don't see a new file. So not sure what the APIM update will do outside maybe a DID change

 

[Mike G]

Also it doesn't look like an actual update is available. I don't see a new file. So not sure what the APIM update will do outside maybe a DID change

So...I just got back in the house, and you're right...I don't know what that was.

No software downloaded, just a javatest of some sort...it stepped though a bunch of this that and the other, reset the APIM, and 'cleared dtcs' a few times (I don't know if there actually were any, really) and then it was done.

No rev change, nothing visible...glare-free lights still shows as active along with my WAL settings and no real evidence that anything happened.

I've attached the javatest file I found in the application manifest folder and renamed it with a .txt extension so it can be opened with notepad. I have no idea what it was doing...I'm not the smartest on java and '.json' files.

 

[Mike G]

There's nothing that says you have to immediately update if you don't want to. But if you do, you should update both FDRS and the VCI software at the same time. At least that's the inference I'm getting from the wording above. Always subject to interpretation I suppose.

On the software download page.... step 1 is to install the new FDRS...and then step 2 is the new VCI update....just so you know.

Link to FDRS 47.6.2 update. About 425mb

Link to VCI 1.0.1.19 update. About 436mb

Attached is the VCI "what's new" pdf...although there doesn't seem to be any mention of what actually changed in this release.

 

[Robob]

My understanding was you only needed the ford VCM software installed if you were using the ford VCI modules. I am using the Bosch master tech 2 so I never installed the ford VCM stuff and install/update software and firmware for my device with bosch software. Not sure many independent updating people such as us will have a ford VCM 2 or VCMM.

But this is just for my situation, not sure if the other VCI use fords software for interfacing with the drivers.

 

[Mike G]

31 Jan 26 and even though the full compliance bulletin has been released for 25C69 (parking module update)...the actual software remedy is only available for the 2026 Maverick Hybrid so far.

In other news, my '22 Lightning VIN shows that I have a new 6.4GB APIM update as of this morning (wasn't there yesterday). Oh, and I just noticed that I also have a pending OTA for that same APIM update ( SYNC-25.2.1.6.5.2 )...jeez...I would hope that a 6.4GB APIM update would address more than just "XM Radio Improvements"...but that's all the note says....wow.

 

[majorgearhead]

31 Jan 26 and even though the full compliance bulletin has been released for 25C69 (parking module update)...the actual software remedy is only available for the 2026 Maverick Hybrid so far.

In other news, my '22 Lightning VIN shows that I have a new 6.4GB APIM update as of this morning (wasn't there yesterday).

Could this be the fabled APIM update that ads the NACS superchargers to the nav interface?

 

[21st Century Truck]

31 Jan 26 and even though the full compliance bulletin has been released for 25C69 (parking module update)...the actual software remedy is only available for the 2026 Maverick Hybrid so far.

In other news, my '22 Lightning VIN shows that I have a new 6.4GB APIM update as of this morning (wasn't there yesterday).

Uuuuu... a new APIM, eh? yum yum yum.

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