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Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15069 · NHTSA communication 621073 · issued Jul 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles equipped with the 5r55w automatic transmission built prior to 08/01/2001 may exhibit a neutral out condition when coming to a stop. *tt

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.