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Ford Five Hundred 2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18730 · NHTSA communication 10017862 · issued Jul 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles with a cvt transaxle, may exhibit a fluid leak from the transaxle oil pan area. *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.