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Ford F-150 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17305 · NHTSA communication 10004946 · issued Oct 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built before 9/16/03 equipped with a 4.6l/5.4l engine and 4r75e transmission may exhibit the transmission concern indicator lamp (tcil) on with diagnostic trouble code p0733 (3rd gear ratio error) and/or p0734 (4th gear ratio error). *tt

Vehicles covered

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.