Ford Explorer Sport 2001–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0283 · NHTSA communication 637924 · issued Apr 29, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2002
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 2.3l, 3.0l or 4.0l engine and 5r44e or 5r55e automatic transmission may exhibit a fluid leak at the transmission servo covers in cold climates. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.