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Service bulletin 6918

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 id6090260
Published by NHTSA2000-03-13
Manufacturer's number6918
Manufacturer's date1999-09-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON THE REDESIGNED PARK SYSTEM IN VEHICLES WITH AX4S TRANSAXLES. *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, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1999, 2000
FORD WINDSTAR1999, 2000
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL2000
MERCURY SABLE1999, 2000

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V1930002012-05-03. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
011712001-11-30. Service bulletin. TRANSAXLE - AX4S - REPLACEMENT APPLICATION CHART - WINDSTAR VEHICLES ONLY. *NLM
011252001-10-22. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2 VALVE ENGINE AND AZ4N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A CLOSED THROTTLE, DOWNHILL, SURGE SENSATION AT 40 KM/H (25 MPH). DURING A 2-3 SHIFT WITH NO INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED. *TT
150592001-09-06. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A AX4N / 4F50N TRANSAXLE EXHIBITING A SHUDDER DURING A 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
142202001-08-07. Service bulletin. INFORMATION USED TO SERVICE AX4N TRANSAXLE EQUIPPED VEHICLES EXHIBITING SHUDDER DURING 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
149112001-07-20. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AX4N OR 4F50N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A FLUID LEAK FROM THE MAIN CONTROL COVER AREA. *TT
149202001-07-19. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING AX4N TRANSAXLE DIAGNOSTIC PINT POINT TEST C3 ERROR. *TT
00B512001-04-17. Service bulletin. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO REAR LUBE TUBE AND BRACKET REPLACEMENT. *JB
00B512001-03-01. Service bulletin. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM REGARDING ALL VEHICLES BUILT WITH AX4S TRANSMISSION - REAR LUBE TUBE AND BRACKET REPLACEMENT. *TT
131512000-11-17. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING A REDESIGNED PARK SYSTEM IN AX4S AND AX4N TRANSAXLE. *TT
142202000-09-21. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AX4N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A SHUDDER DURING A 3-4 SHIFT. *TT