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Ford Excursion 1999–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17829 · NHTSA communication 10008574 · issued May 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2004
model years
30
vehicle entries

Official summary

Transfer case shift issues on vehicles with an electronic shift on the fly (esof) transfer case. *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.