Ford Aerostar 1995–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0282 · NHTSA communication 637922 · issued Apr 29, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–2002
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built prior to 9/15/2001 may exhibit low line pressure readings while in drive, no 2nd gear, no 3rd gear, no engine braking in manual 1st and slipping shifts and / or delayed engagements. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2000 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 1995 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 2000 Ford Ranger
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 2002 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2001 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.