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Ford Econoline 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01117 · NHTSA communication 622648 · issued Jun 11, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 4r70w automatic transmission exhibiting a no forward or a delayed engagement may have a damaged forward clutch. *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.