Ford Explorer 2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16971 · NHTSA communication 10003847 · issued Jul 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
A fluid leak coming from within the converter housing on vehicles with 5r55s 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.