# 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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 607478
- Published by NHTSA: 1999\-09\-23
- Manufacturer's number: 983315
- Manufacturer's date: 1998\-02\-03
- NHTSA component: POWER 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

- 1998 to 1999 FORD ECONOLINE
- 1998 to 1999 FORD EXPEDITION
- 1998 to 1999 FORD EXPLORER
- 1998 to 1999 FORD F\-150
- 1998 to 1999 FORD F\-250
- 1998 FORD F\-350
- 1999 FORD F\-350
- 1998 to 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [15711](/bulletins/636350.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5\-SPEED MAZDA R2 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH EFFORT CONDITION WHEN SHIFTING ANY GEAR. \*TT
- [02138](/bulletins/635998.md), 2002-11-04, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 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
- [12265](/bulletins/615519.md), 2001-01-18, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M50D R2 MAZDA 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR SHIFT RATTLE CONDITION IN THIRD GEAR. \*TT
- [5348](/bulletins/615431.md), 2001-01-16, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M5OD R2 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR SHIFT RATTLE CONDITION IN THIRD GEAR. \*TT
- [11788](/bulletins/615290.md), 2001-01-12, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 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
- [4671](/bulletins/615211.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 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
- [13455](/bulletins/614623.md), 2000-11-28, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 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
- [7195](/bulletins/6092088.md), 2000-11-24, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15, 1999, THE 4R55E AND 5R55E TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE AS A FORD QUALITY RENEWAL \(FQR\) ASSEMBLY. \*TT
- [12512](/bulletins/6091754.md), 2000-11-14, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BRIEF INFORMATION ON CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. \*T
- [12758](/bulletins/607075.md), 2000-11-03, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 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

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