Ford Edge 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-0043 · NHTSA communication 10075273 · issued Mar 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2009–2014
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
6F35 TRANSMISSION - FLUID LEAK AT LEFT SIDE HALFSHAFT SEAL BUILT ON OR BEFORE 10/14/2013 ISSUE Some 2009-2014 Escape, 2009-2011 Mariner, 2010-2014 Fusion, 2010-2011 Milan, 2012-2014 Edge/Explorer, and 2013-2014 Taurus/MKT/MKZ vehicles built on or before 10/14/2013 and equipped with a 6F35 automatic transmission may exhibit a fluid leak from the left hand (LH) transmission halfshaft seal due to wear on the transmission case bushing.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Ford Edge
- 2013 Ford Edge
- 2014 Ford Edge
- 2009 Ford Escape
- 2010 Ford Escape
- 2011 Ford Escape
- 2012 Ford Escape
- 2013 Ford Escape
- 2014 Ford Escape
- 2012 Ford Explorer
- 2013 Ford Explorer
- 2014 Ford Explorer
- 2010 Ford Fusion
- 2011 Ford Fusion
- 2012 Ford Fusion
- 2013 Ford Fusion
- 2014 Ford Fusion
- 2013 Ford Taurus
- 2014 Ford Taurus
- 2013 Lincoln MKT
- 2014 Lincoln MKT
- 2013 Lincoln MKZ
- 2014 Lincoln MKZ
- 2009 Mercury Mariner
- 2010 Mercury Mariner
- 2011 Mercury Mariner
- 2010 Mercury Milan
- 2011 Mercury Milan
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.