{"nhtsa_id":10053331,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2013-10-22","date":"2013-05-29","document_id":"TSB-13-5-31","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"FORD: A DELAYED/HARSH DOWNSHIFT AND LONG CRANK TO START TIMES COMMANDED IN MIDDLE OF 4-5 OR 3-5 UPSHIFT AND DELAYED UPSHIFTS FROM 3RD, 4TH OR 5TH GEAR WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 21 DEGREES CELSIUS (70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID. MODEL 2013 EXPLORER. *PE","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10053331","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_ford_explorer"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}