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Ford Explorer Sport 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14206 · NHTSA communication 620384 · issued Jan 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 4x2 vehicles equipped automatic transmission may exhibit a vibration at high speeds, which may cause the transmission extension housing seals to leak or the transmission extension housing bushing to spin. *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.