Service bulletin 04B15
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10007006 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2004-05-22 |
| Manufacturer's number | 04B15 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2004-05-01 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY |
NHTSA's summary
REAR AXLE DATE CODE INSPECTION AND SERVICE. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN IMPROPER MIX OF REAR AXLE LUBRICANT AND FRICTION MODIFIER ADDITIVE. IF SO, THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. *TT *MJ
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, Axle
| FORD EXPLORER | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
|---|---|
| LINCOLN AVIATOR | 2003, 2004 |
| MERCURY MOUNTAINEER | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| TSB-08-19-3 | 2009-05-21. Service bulletin. FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT OIL SEPARATION FROM THE INTERNAL LUBE FOUND IN THE UNITIZED CARTRIDGE SEAL. OIL SEPARATION APPEARS TO BE AND IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED, AS AN AXLE LUBE LEAK. *PE |
|---|---|
| 05618 | 2005-12-07. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *TT |
| 030508 | 2005-12-07. Service bulletin. FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. *TT |
| 18478 | 2005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE SEAL LEAKS. *EH |
| 18466 | 2005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH |
| 06216 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT |
| 041715 | 2005-04-08. Service bulletin. FRONT AXLE TUBE LEAK. *EH |
| 18423 | 2005-04-05. Service bulletin. AXLE WHINE HOWL SERVICE WITH INDIVIDUAL PARTS INSTEAD OF AN AXLE ASSEMBLY. *EH |
| 18221 | 2004-12-07. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE NOISE. OASIS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 EXPLORER, MOUNTAINEER AND AVIATOR. *TT |
| 17905 | 2004-09-23. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE VEHICLES USING FEHP REAR AXLE FLUID. FLUID USAGE CHANGE. *TT |