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Service bulletin 14866

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 id619336
Published by NHTSA2001-05-23
Manufacturer's number14866
Manufacturer's date2001-04-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS FIRM AND / OR SOFT SHIFTS. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2002
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002

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

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056182005-12-07. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *TT
0305082005-12-07. Service bulletin. FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. *TT
184782005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE SEAL LEAKS. *EH
184662005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH
062162005-04-28. Service bulletin. LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT
032542005-04-28. Service bulletin. 5R55W TRANSMISSION - NO 3RD GEAR OR SLIPPING 2-3 SHIFT - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0733 AND P0745 - VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 3/4/2002. *TT
0421072005-04-28. Service bulletin. GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
0422122005-04-18. Service bulletin. GEAR SELECTOR LEVER - INCREASED EFFORT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. *TT
042172005-04-15. Service bulletin. GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT