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Service bulletin 18202

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 id10010726
Published by NHTSA2004-12-07
Manufacturer's number18202
Manufacturer's date2004-10-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

UNINTENDED 4X4 ENGAGEMENT DURING LOW SPEED PARKING LOT TURNS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2005 EXPLORER AND MOUNTAINEER. *TT

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline

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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