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Service bulletin 18371

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 id10013313
Published by NHTSA2005-04-14
Manufacturer's number18371
Manufacturer's date2005-01-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

REVERSE SHUDDER, LOSS OF REVERSE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE (ALL GAS MODELS, AND 6.0L DIESELS BUILT BEFORE 12/13/2004). *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 F-250 SD2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-350 SD2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2005 (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.

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