Ford E-150 2003–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 51909 · NHTSA communication 10243490 · issued Sep 7, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003–2008
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
When performing any transmission fluid changes or topoffs involving MERCON SP, MERCON LV has replaced all versions of MERCON SP and can be used going forward. Mixing MERCON LV and MERCON SP in the same transmission is acceptable. After 30-Jun-2023, MERCON SP ATF will no longer be manufactured and will only be available until inventory depletes.
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Ford E-150
- 2005 Ford E-150
- 2006 Ford E-150
- 2007 Ford E-150
- 2008 Ford E-150
- 2004 Ford E-250
- 2005 Ford E-250
- 2006 Ford E-250
- 2007 Ford E-250
- 2008 Ford E-250
- 2004 Ford E-350
- 2005 Ford E-350
- 2006 Ford E-350
- 2007 Ford E-350
- 2008 Ford E-350
- 2004 Ford E-450
- 2005 Ford E-450
- 2006 Ford E-450
- 2007 Ford E-450
- 2008 Ford E-450
- 2003 Ford Excursion
- 2004 Ford Excursion
- 2005 Ford Excursion
- 2007 Ford Expedition
- 2008 Ford Expedition
- 2006 Ford Explorer
- 2007 Ford Explorer
- 2008 Ford Explorer
- 2003 Ford F-250 SD
- 2004 Ford F-250 SD
- 2005 Ford F-250 SD
- 2006 Ford F-250 SD
- 2007 Ford F-250 SD
- 2008 Ford F-250 SD
- 2003 Ford F-350 SD
- 2004 Ford F-350 SD
- 2005 Ford F-350 SD
- 2006 Ford F-350 SD
- 2007 Ford F-350 SD
- 2008 Ford F-350 SD
- 2003 Ford F-450 SD
- 2004 Ford F-450 SD
- 2005 Ford F-450 SD
- 2006 Ford F-450 SD
- 2007 Ford F-450 SD
- 2008 Ford F-450 SD
- 2006 Ford F-53
- 2007 Ford F-53
- 2008 Ford F-53
- 2003 Ford F-550 SD
- 2004 Ford F-550 SD
- 2005 Ford F-550 SD
- 2006 Ford F-550 SD
- 2007 Ford F-550 SD
- 2008 Ford F-550 SD
- 2005 Lincoln Navigator
- 2006 Lincoln Navigator
- 2007 Lincoln Navigator
- 2008 Lincoln Navigator
- 2006 Mercury Mountaineer
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.