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Ford Mustang 1999–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 04198 · NHTSA communication 10010718 · issued Oct 4, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2004
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Manual transmission hard to shift into first/reverse from 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.