WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

Service bulletin 17540

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 id10008111
Published by NHTSA2004-07-22
Manufacturer's number17540
Manufacturer's date2004-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS - TORQSHIFT HARSH DOWNSHIFT AND CLUCK/BUCK/JERK. *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, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD EXCURSION2004
FORD F-2502004
FORD F-3502004
FORD F-450 SD2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
178222004-08-05. Service bulletin. MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. *TT