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Service bulletin 002310

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 id616522
Published by NHTSA2001-03-05
Manufacturer's number002310
Manufacturer's date2000-11-13
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. *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, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1980 to 1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD ECONOLINE1989 to 2001
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F SUPER DUTY1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD F-250 SD1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-250 SD1999, 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501998
FORD F-3501999, 2000, 2001
FORD F-450 SD1991 to 1998
FORD F-450 SD1999, 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F1501989, 1990
FORD F250 HD1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F250 LD1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F3501989, 1990
FORD F4501989 to 1990
FORD FORD
FORD MUSTANG1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD RANGER1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2001
FORD THUNDERBIRD1980
FORD THUNDERBIRD1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY COUGAR1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1980
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY MERCURY
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
00V3950002000-11-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
99V2040001999-07-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97V1710001997-10-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
97V1470001997-09-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
91V1890001991-11-04. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
91V0480001991-03-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
90V1010001990-06-01. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
85V1230001985-10-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
83V0280001983-03-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
83V0170001983-02-24. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

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

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