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Service bulletin 18250

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 id10010743
Published by NHTSA2004-12-08
Manufacturer's number18250
Manufacturer's date2004-10-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

INTERMITTENT CLUNK ON 3-2 DOWNSHIFT DURING COASTDOWN/TIP-IN. OASIS. TO INCLUDE 2005 F-150, E-SERIES AND EXPEDITION. *TT

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 E-1502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD E-2502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD E-3502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD E-4502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD E-5502003
FORD E-5502004
FORD F-1502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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

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