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Service bulletin IB18K002

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10152584
Published by NHTSA2019-01-07
Manufacturer's numberIB18K002
Manufacturer's date2018-09-26
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A HARSH 1-2 SHIFT ON ACCELERATION. IF THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED OR OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE RELATED ISSUE, REFER THE CUSTOMER TO THEIR CLOSEST ALLISON AUTHORIZED REPAIR LOCATION. ALLISON HAS RELEASED 181 LEVEL AND BEYOND CALIBRATIONS THAT MAY ADDRESS THIS CONCERN. BE SURE TO REFERENCE ALLISON SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER 25-1K2K-18 WHEN RETURNING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CUSTOMER. TO ASSIST THE CUSTOMER IN LOCATING THE CLOSEST ALLISON AUTHORIZED REPAIR LOCATION GO TO WWW.ALLISONTRANSMISSION.COM/SALES-SERVICE-LOCATOR.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
ISUZU FTR2018, 2019

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

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