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Ford Excursion 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8120 · NHTSA communication 612313 · issued Feb 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with electronic shift on the fly transfer case may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: front hubs will not unlock / lock with mode switch, noise from the front axle while driving in 2 wheel drive mode, air conditioning switching to defrost when shifting into or out of 4 wheel drive mode. *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.