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Service bulletin 15861

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 id637715
Published by NHTSA2002-12-04
Manufacturer's number15861
Manufacturer's date2002-05-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING REAR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING OIL SEAL LEAKS. *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 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002

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

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