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Ford Thunderbird 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15826 · NHTSA communication 637567 · issued Apr 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles, built between 10/1/01 and 1/31/02, with a 5r55n transmission may exhibit a transmission fluid leak at the converter housing. *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.