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Service bulletin SSM 52567

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 id11000557
Published by NHTSA2024-05-30
Manufacturer's numberSSM 52567
Manufacturer's date2024-05-24
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

Motorcraft® Continuously Variable Chain-Type Transmission Fluid (XT-7-QCFT in non-Canadian markets, CXT-7-LCF12 in Canada) is no longer manufactured and will only be available until inventory depletes. The recommended replacement fluids are Phillips 66 VersaTrans® CVT Plus Fluid or Kendall VersaTrans® CVT Plus Fluid. Mixing Motorcraft® CVT fluid (blue-green color) with these replacement fluids (red color) in the same transmission is acceptable.

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
FORD FIVE HUNDRED2005, 2006, 2007
FORD FREESTYLE2005, 2006, 2007

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

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061142006-07-26. Service bulletin. CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSAXLE (CVT) NOISE DIAGNOSIS. *TT
064112006-05-11. Service bulletin. OIL LEAK FROM POWER TRANSFER UNIT. *TT
052452006-01-25. Service bulletin. HARSH/ERRATIC/SLOW DOWNSHIFTS OR TIP-IN HESITATION -- 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE -- VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 10/17/2005. *TT
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187302005-12-06. Service bulletin. VEHICLES WITH A CVT TRANSAXLE, MAY EXHIBIT A FLUID LEAK FROM THE TRANSAXLE OIL PAN AREA. *TT
183612005-05-05. Service bulletin. OIL LEAK FROM POWER TRANSFER UNIT. *EH
0421072005-04-28. Service bulletin. GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
183782005-04-14. Service bulletin. OIL LEAK FROM POWER TRANSFER UNIT. *TT