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Ford Econoline 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0022 · NHTSA communication 612310 · issued Jan 29, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2000
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience particle contaminants, from prior transmissiion concerns or excess wear, may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system if not properly flushed. *mjs

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.