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Service bulletin 15711

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 id636350
Published by NHTSA2002-11-07
Manufacturer's number15711
Manufacturer's date2002-03-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5-SPEED MAZDA R2 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH EFFORT CONDITION WHEN SHIFTING ANY GEAR. *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, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD F-1501999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F-2501999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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
178222004-08-05. Service bulletin. MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. *TT
157982002-12-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3L DI, 4R100 TRANSMISSION AND BUILT BEFORE DECEMBER 10, 2001 MAY REMAIN IN 2ND GEAR WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN THE FIRST GEAR POSITION. *TT
144532001-03-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4R100 TRANSMISSION WERE BUILT WITH AND WITHOUT THE #8 THRUST WASHER. *TT
122652001-01-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M50D R2 MAZDA 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR SHIFT RATTLE CONDITION IN THIRD GEAR. *TT
117882001-01-12. Service bulletin. SOME TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L DI AND 4R100 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN APPROXIMATE 200 - 300 RPM SHIFT FLARE (RISE IN RPM) DURING THE 2-3 OR 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
46712001-01-05. Service bulletin. SOME TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L DI AND 4R100 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBITING AN APPROXIMATE 200-300 RPM SHIFT FLARE (RISE IN RPM) DURING THE 2-3 OR 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
134552000-11-28. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A PILOT BEARING CONCERN. SOME DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE CURRENT PILOT BEARING WITH AN AFTERMARKET SEALED BALL BEARING. *TT
127582000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES AND 4R100 TRANSMISSIONS AND HAVING A VEHICLE BUID DATE PRIOR TO 12/7/1998, MAY EXHIBIT A HARSHNESS / SURGE / JERK ON HEAVY THROTTLE 2-3 AND / OR 3-4 UPSHIFTS. *TT
98-47192000-11-02. Service bulletin. REPEAT MESSAGE REVISED WILL HAVE TO RECONFIGURE GEM WITH SERVICE CARD IF VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
81672000-07-26. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW ENGAGEMENT OR STUCK IN 4X4 LOW ENGAGEMENT, WITH NO DTC'S STORED IN THE GEM. **MR