Maintenance Required light coincidentally turned on

So, to my understanding, the "maintenance required" light only comes on after x amount of miles, but it just came on rather coincidentally. I had to take a relatively higher speed (~35mph) turn while laying on the brakes to avoid a deer. It actually managed to pop the bed pocket behind the gas tank door out. Anyways, coincidentally the maintenance light came on about 10 minutes later. Is this just some bad timing or do I just not understand the maintenanc light?

 

Is it still on?

 

Yep, haven't touched anything other than popping that cubbyback in

 

It’s not the check engine light?

 

When you start the truck, the light should blink at you and then go dark for some number of miles before it comes on and stays on for maintenance/service interval.

If it just suddenly turned on and stays on, it might be for another reason?

Are you right at your 5k mike service interval?

 

I have no idea when the last time it hit its 5k marker because I haven't had it that long (it's a 06 I just got a few months ago), but I've done all the filter and fluid changes myself anyways. I guess my main question would be is it just a mile ticker, or will it go off if something bad happens?

 

In my '07 it's just a mile ticker. Very easy to reset if you search some on here.

 

Thank God, pretty bad coincidence, but it was pretty easy to reset the light. Just concerning that about 2 miles after a nasty turn a maintenance light came on, but now I guess my biggest problem is finding some new tape for those pockets in the bed

 

Nope, just the maintenance light