{"nhtsa_id":10127408,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-01-29","date":"2017-11-07","document_id":"SSM 46903","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"When replacing a 2015-2018 Transit 3.2L Duratorq-TDCi engine assembly or block, two new transmission locator dowel pins (W703519 or W718670) must be installed. This information is available in Workshop Manual, Section 303-01C. The parts catalog also specifies to order the dowels when ordering an engine. Failure to install dowels pins will prevent proper engine to transmission alignment resulting in a cracked flexplate and/or crankshaft position sensor damage. Per Warranty and Policy, damage resulting from an incomplete or improper repair is not warrantable.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10127408-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10127408-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10127408","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","year_from":2015,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_ford_transit","2016_ford_transit","2017_ford_transit","2018_ford_transit"]}],"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":[]}