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Service bulletin 061713

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 id10021040
Published by NHTSA2007-02-26
Manufacturer's number061713
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

CALIBRATION UPDATE 4.0L - VARIOUS SYMPTOMS - SURGE, HESITATION, TORQUE CONVERTER CYCLING, NO UP SHIFT AFTER FORCED DOWNSHIFT, AND POOR A/C PERFORMANCE. *KB

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

Engine, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2006, 2007
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2007
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2006, 2007

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

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