WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

Service bulletin 95158

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 id45938
Published by NHTSA1996-04-25
Manufacturer's number95158
Manufacturer's date1995-07-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

TRANSAXLE-CD4E-NO FORWARD ENGAGEMENT AND/OR NO 3RD GEAR-TRANSAXLES BUILT FROM 9/28/94 THROUGH 10/30/94 (SERIAL #421-0000 THROUGH 4303-9999). *SD

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

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995
FORD PROBE1995
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
02242002-04-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT HARSH AND DELAYED 1-2/2-3 UPSHIFTS AFTER TRANSAXLE OR TURBINE SHAFT SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT, POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 628, 642, 645, 646, 647, 648, P0731, P0732, P0734, P0741 AND P01744. *TT
149362001-07-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CD4E AUTO TRANSAXLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES FOR GEAR RATIO OR HARSH AND DELAYED 1-2 / 2-3 UPSHIFTS AFTER TRANSAXLE OR TURBINE SPEED SENSOR (TSS) REPLACEMENT. *TT
001822001-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO FORWARD GEAR RANGES DUE TO THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE FORWARD / COAST CLUTCH CYLINDER SNAP RING WITH RESPECT TO THE LEGS OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON. *JB
96792000-06-21. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE TRANSAXLE FLUID MAY LEAK AT THE TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINES WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE RADIATOR. *TT
00192000-06-07. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING SEVERAL INTERNAL CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON THE MRX-75 TRANSAXLE TO IMPROVE SHIFT EFFORTS. *MJS
992012000-02-10. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH A HARSH SHIFT FELT AT LARGE THROTTLE OPENINGS (OR AT HEAVY ACCELERATION RATE) ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
9823111999-03-03. Service bulletin. MINIMAL CLEARANCE OF THE CD4E TRANSAXLE TO SUBFRAME MAKES TRANSAXLE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL MORE DIFFICULT. *YC
BC07849610141997-04-24. Service bulletin. WELD CONNECTION CONCERN W/ THE FORWARD/DIRECT/COAST CLUTCH CYLINDER & HUB ASSY. *TT