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Service bulletin ASI-32296

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 id10053455
Published by NHTSA2013-10-29
Manufacturer's numberASI-32296
Manufacturer's date2013-06-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, A CONCERN, RESULTING IN A MISSING HOLE IN SEPARATOR PLATE BETWEEN VALVE BODY AND TRANSMISSION CASE, CAUSES A HARSH INTERMITTENT DOWNSHIFT AFTER ACCELERATING IN 4TH, 5TH, OR 6TH GEARS. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE

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

Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD FORD UNKNOWN
FORD UNKNOWN

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