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Ford Expedition 2003–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18815 · NHTSA communication 10018069 · issued Sep 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003–2005
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

A tiny crack, or cracks, around the transfer case drain plug hole. *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.