Ford Explorer 2011–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ASI-44333 · NHTSA communication 10054961 · issued Dec 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2011–2014
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: due to excessive lube loss from ptu, or internal ptu failure, some trucks, will experience contamination or sludging of ptu lube, resulting in an increased internal lube temperature. Model 2011-2014 explorer, taurus sho. *pe
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.