Service bulletin 13985
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 | 612940 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-06-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | 13985 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2000-03-01 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY |
NHTSA's summary
VEHICLES BUILT 1/19/2000 THROUGH 2/11/2000 WITH AX4N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT FLUID VISIBLE AROUND THE TOP FRONT CORNER OF THE CHAIN COVER IN THE AREA OF THE TRANSAXLE SIDE PAN, 8 MM CORNER BOLT AND THREADED HOLE BEHIND THE SIDE PAN BOLT. *TT
The document
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Components
Transmission and driveline, Axle
| FORD TAURUS | 2000 |
|---|---|
| LINCOLN CONTINENTAL | 2000 |
| MERCURY SABLE | 2000 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 01125 | 2001-10-22. 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 |
|---|---|
| 15059 | 2001-09-06. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A AX4N / 4F50N TRANSAXLE EXHIBITING A SHUDDER DURING A 3-4 SHIFT. *TT |
| 14220 | 2001-08-07. Service bulletin. INFORMATION USED TO SERVICE AX4N TRANSAXLE EQUIPPED VEHICLES EXHIBITING SHUDDER DURING 3-4 SHIFT. *TT |
| 14911 | 2001-07-20. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AX4N OR 4F50N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A FLUID LEAK FROM THE MAIN CONTROL COVER AREA. *TT |
| 14920 | 2001-07-19. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING AX4N TRANSAXLE DIAGNOSTIC PINT POINT TEST C3 ERROR. *TT |
| 13151 | 2000-11-17. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING A REDESIGNED PARK SYSTEM IN AX4S AND AX4N TRANSAXLE. *TT |
| 14220 | 2000-09-21. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AX4N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A SHUDDER DURING A 3-4 SHIFT. *TT |
| 8306 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FLUID VISIBLE AROUND THE TOP FRONT CORNER OF THE CHAIN COVER. **MR |
| 13986 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L-2V (VULCAN) ENGINE, BUILT BEFORE 12/17/99 WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE AND 1/15/00 WITH AX4N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A GROWL OR SCRAPING SOUND DURING ACCELRATION FROM A STOP. *TT |
| 8359 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L-2V (VALCAN) ENGINE, BUILT BEFORE 12/17/1999 WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE AND 1/14/2000 WITH AX4N TRANSAXLES MAY EXHIBIT A GROWL OR SCRAPING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. *TT |