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Service bulletin 15181

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 id624972
Published by NHTSA2001-11-16
Manufacturer's number15181
Manufacturer's date2001-08-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L ENGINE AND 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS FIRM AND/OR SOFT SHIFTS. *ET

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 EXPLORER2002
FORD MOUNTAINEER2002

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
021382002-11-04. Service bulletin. LOW LINE PRESSURE READING AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT), SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS WITH POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0732, P0733, P1762 SET ON VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/1/2001. *TT
153822002-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EITHER A VERY HARD OR VERY SOFT CLUTCH PEDAL FEEL, AND/OR A DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. *TT
150192001-10-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A WHINE NOISE THAT OCCURS IN 3RD GEAR ONLY. *TT