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Service bulletin 12512

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 id6091754
Published by NHTSA2000-11-14
Manufacturer's number12512
Manufacturer's date1999-03-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

BRIEF INFORMATION ON CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. *T

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 EXPLORER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999

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

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