{"nhtsa_id":10152481,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-01-07","date":"2018-11-22","document_id":"SSM 47682","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2019 Focus/Transit Connect/Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with 8F35 transmission may exhibit an appearance of a fluid leak or weep from transmission axle shaft seal. This condition may be caused by excessive internal seal (dark brown) grease lubricant that is applied during manufacturing of the axle seals. With a suitable cloth, clean the grease from the transmission seal and housing with Motorcraftù Metal Brake Parts Cleaner or equivalent. If the fluid is red, refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 307-01 for normal diagnostics.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10152481-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10152481-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10152481","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EDGE","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_edge"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT CONNECT","year_from":2018,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_ford_transit-connect","2019_ford_transit-connect"]}],"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":[]}