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Ford Bronco 1989–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0038 · NHTSA communication 612343 · issued Feb 7, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1989–2000
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience solid particle contaminants from prior transmission concerns or excess wear, may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system is not properly flushed, fluid in-line filter kit. *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.