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Service bulletin 03148

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10003748
Published by NHTSA2003-10-29
Manufacturer's number03148
Manufacturer's date2003-07-21
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

NHTSA's summary

NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD ECONOLINE1992 to 2003
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002, 2003
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD EXPLORER1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F SUPER DUTY1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F-2501992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-250 SD1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD RANGER1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2002
FORD TAURUS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002, 2003
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
LINCOLN AVIATOR2003
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002, 2003
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY TRACER1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TRACER2000
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V6060002015-09-29. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
04V1650002004-04-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
02V3130002002-11-21. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
00V3950002000-11-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
99V2040001999-07-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98V2880001998-11-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
98V2330001998-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
97V1710001997-10-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
97V1470001997-09-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97V0970001997-06-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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