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Ford Explorer 2003technical 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

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.