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Service bulletin ASI-22285

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10044230
Published by NHTSA2012-05-23
Manufacturer's numberASI-22285
Manufacturer's date2012-03-01
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

FORD/MERCURY/LINCOLN: SOME VEHICLES EXHIBIT A COLD WEATHER PHENOMENON WHERE FLUID HAS EXPELLED OUT OF VENT ON REAR DRIVE UNITS (RDU) AND FLUID, ON OCCASION, WOULD BURP OUT. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD EDGE2011, 2012
FORD ESCAPE2011, 2012
FORD EXPLORER2011, 2012
FORD FLEX2011
FORD FUSION2011, 2012
FORD TAURUS2011, 2012
LINCOLN MKS2011
LINCOLN MKT2011
LINCOLN MKX2011, 2012
LINCOLN MKZ2011, 2012
MERCURY MARINER2011
MERCURY MILAN2011

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

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