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Service bulletin 8550

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 id613670
Published by NHTSA2000-07-26
Manufacturer's number8550
Manufacturer's date2000-04-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FLUID WEEPING FROM THE COOLER LINE FITTINGS AT THE TRANSMISSION. **MR

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, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS2000

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

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031482003-10-29. Service bulletin. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
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