{"nhtsa_id":10144950,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-09-24","date":"2018-08-31","document_id":"SSM 47500","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2015-2017 Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost engines may exhibit a surge or hesitation condition at approximately 50-60 MPH in 6th gear under light to moderate loads. If there are no DTCs stored in the powertrain control module (PCM), do not attempt further repairs. Advise customers this is a normal characteristic of the vehicle and will not affect durability of the engine or transmission.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144950-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144950-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10144950","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"transmission-control-module","name":"Transmission control module","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2015,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_ford_explorer","2016_ford_explorer","2017_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":[]}