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Ford E Series 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12144 · NHTSA communication 613165 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1999
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information regarding the 1999 scheduled maintenance guide for any light truck, sport utility or van equipped with a 4r100 transmission normal maintenance schedule, is not correct. *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.