{"nhtsa_id":10198634,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-07-02","date":"2021-06-08","document_id":"SSM 49870","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2020-2021 Explorer/Aviator/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles may exhibit erratic shifting and/or a transmission fluid venting condition. If during the preliminary inspection the transmission fluid is found to be a foamy pink color this may indicate possible cross contamination of engine coolant and transmission fluid due to an internally leaking transmission fluid cooler assembly. When repairing or replacing the transmission assembly for an internally leaking transmission fluid cooler assembly, use causal part 7869 and applicable labor operations in Section 07 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10198634-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10198634-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10198634","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2020,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_explorer","2021_ford_explorer"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPT","year_from":2020,"year_to":2021,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_explorer","2021_ford_explorer"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"AVIATOR","year_from":2020,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_lincoln_aviator","2021_lincoln_aviator"]}],"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":[]}