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Ford F-150 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-13-6-4 · NHTSA communication 10053083 · issued Jun 4, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: on some vehicles and trucks, a whining noise, during acceleration, coming from transmission torque converter housing area and only after converter clutch locks up, goes away. Model 2013 mustang, 2012 f-150. *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.