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Service bulletin 17560

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 id10008124
Published by NHTSA2004-07-22
Manufacturer's number17560
Manufacturer's date2004-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

REAR AXLE NOISE. ALSO INCLUDES LINCOLN AVIATOR 2002. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2002, 2003, 2004
LINCOLN AVIATOR2003, 2004
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002, 2003, 2004

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20022242002-11-22. Powertrain
02V3130002002-11-21. 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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB-08-19-32009-05-21. 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
06452006-05-17. Service bulletin. NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY - SERVICE KIT REQUIREMENTS. *TT
056122005-12-07. Service bulletin. DELAYED OR HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENTS - 5R55S TRANSMISSION - VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 09/23/2004. *TT
056182005-12-07. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *TT
0305082005-12-07. Service bulletin. FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. *TT
184782005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE SEAL LEAKS. *EH
184662005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH
042682005-04-29. Service bulletin. INCREASED EFFORT DURING LOW SPEED SHARP TURNS ON 4X4 VEHICLES. *TT
062162005-04-28. Service bulletin. LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT
032542005-04-28. Service bulletin. 5R55W TRANSMISSION - NO 3RD GEAR OR SLIPPING 2-3 SHIFT - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0733 AND P0745 - VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 3/4/2002. *TT