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Service bulletin 042107

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 id10014086
Published by NHTSA2005-04-28
Manufacturer's number042107
Manufacturer's date2004-12-13
Replaces042414
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *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, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1997
FORD B SERIES1997 to 1999
FORD CONTOUR1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD E SERIES1997 to 2003
FORD E-2502004, 2005
FORD E-3502004, 2005
FORD E-4502004, 2005
FORD E-5502004
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD ESCORT1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD EXPLORER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F SERIES1997 to 1999
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD F-2501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-250 SD1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501997
FORD F-3502004
FORD F-350 SD1998
FORD F-350 SD1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (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 SD1997 to 1998
FORD F-450 SD1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD1997 to 1998
FORD F-550 SD1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD FIVE HUNDRED2005
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD FREESTAR2004, 2005
FORD FREESTYLE2005
FORD MUSTANG1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD RANGER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD TAURUS1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD THUNDERBIRD1997
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD WINDSTAR1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD ZX2 (ESCORT)2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN AVIATOR2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1997
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY COUGAR1997
MERCURY COUGAR1998
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY MONTEGO2005
MERCURY MONTEREY2004, 2005
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY TRACER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY VILLAGER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
00V3950002000-11-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
99V2040001999-07-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98V2880001998-11-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
98V2330001998-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
97V1710001997-10-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
97V1470001997-09-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97V0970001997-06-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96V1660001996-09-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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