{"nhtsa_id":10138528,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-05-29","date":"2018-01-17","document_id":"SSM 47020","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2015-2018 Transit vehicles equipped with a 3.2L Duratorq-TDCi may exhibit an engine oil leak from the rear crankshaft seal. The Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 303-01 has been updated to include the correct location to apply sealant to the rear crankshaft seal. When repairing a rear crankshaft oil leak condition, a 3 mm (0.120 in) bead of Motorcraftù Silicone Gasket and Sealant TA-30 (WSE-M4G323-A4) or equivalent must be applied to the joints where the ladder frame meets the engine block. Failure to follow the updated procedure in WSM, Section 303-01 may result in a repeat oil leak at the rear of the engine.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138528-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138528-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10138528","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","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":[]}