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Ford Econoline 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00B54 · NHTSA communication 618564 · issued Sep 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Owner notification informing owners that their transmission could be damaged internally and, potentially, could result in a loss of second gear or, ultimately, an inability to move the vehicle if it is driven under certain conditions. *jb

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.