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Ford Explorer 2006–2007technical service bulletin

Bulletin SI-20005 · NHTSA communication 10032229 · issued Oct 1, 2007

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2006–2007
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford/mercury: some vehicles equipped with 6r60 transmissions may exhibit various transmission performance issues. When compared to other transmissions, some of the shift characteristics are different than previous models due to the 100% synchronous design of the 6r60. *pe

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.