Ford Explorer 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 03147 · NHTSA communication 10003747 · issued Jul 21, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Shudder during 4/5 upshift and/or 5/4 downshift on vehicles equipped with a 4.6l engine and 5r55w automatic transmission. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.