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Ford Transit 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 48005 · NHTSA communication 10160945 · issued May 24, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

If a 2015-2017 Transit vehicle originally equipped with a rubber flexible coupling requires replacement of the driveshaft assembly and/or transmission output flange, refer to the parts catalog supersession information for a complete list of the required parts. The service strategy has changed, and these repairs must now be completed by installing a new driveshaft and transmission output flange coupled with a u-joint.

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.