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Service bulletin 983315

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 id607478
Published by NHTSA1999-09-23
Manufacturer's number983315
Manufacturer's date1998-02-03
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

THE 4R100 TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE AN ORANGE "PRIOR TO REPAIR" TAG ON THE FLUID PAN. *TT

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, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD ECONOLINE1998 to 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1998, 1999
FORD EXPLORER1998, 1999
FORD F-1501998, 1999
FORD F-2501998, 1999
FORD F-3501998
FORD F-3501999
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999

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
157112002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5-SPEED MAZDA R2 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH EFFORT CONDITION WHEN SHIFTING ANY GEAR. *TT
021382002-11-04. Service bulletin. LOW LINE PRESSURE READING AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT), SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS WITH POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0732, P0733, P1762 SET ON VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/1/2001. *TT
122652001-01-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M50D R2 MAZDA 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR SHIFT RATTLE CONDITION IN THIRD GEAR. *TT
53482001-01-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M5OD R2 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR SHIFT RATTLE CONDITION IN THIRD GEAR. *TT
117882001-01-12. Service bulletin. SOME TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L DI AND 4R100 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN APPROXIMATE 200 - 300 RPM SHIFT FLARE (RISE IN RPM) DURING THE 2-3 OR 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
46712001-01-05. Service bulletin. SOME TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L DI AND 4R100 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBITING AN APPROXIMATE 200-300 RPM SHIFT FLARE (RISE IN RPM) DURING THE 2-3 OR 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
134552000-11-28. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A PILOT BEARING CONCERN. SOME DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE CURRENT PILOT BEARING WITH AN AFTERMARKET SEALED BALL BEARING. *TT
71952000-11-24. Service bulletin. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15, 1999, THE 4R55E AND 5R55E TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE AS A FORD QUALITY RENEWAL (FQR) ASSEMBLY. *TT
125122000-11-14. Service bulletin. BRIEF INFORMATION ON CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. *T
127582000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES AND 4R100 TRANSMISSIONS AND HAVING A VEHICLE BUID DATE PRIOR TO 12/7/1998, MAY EXHIBIT A HARSHNESS / SURGE / JERK ON HEAVY THROTTLE 2-3 AND / OR 3-4 UPSHIFTS. *TT