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Service bulletin 17883

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 id10008268
Published by NHTSA2004-07-24
Manufacturer's number17883
Manufacturer's date2004-06-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

DELAYED/HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. *TT

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2004
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2004

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

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