{"nhtsa_id":612744,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2000-06-12","date":"2000-03-01","document_id":"8321","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SOME VEHICLES, 3.8L ENGINE, MAY EXHIBIT A DRONE (AUDIBLE NOISE) AND A TACTILE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL (HIGHER FREQUENCY BUZZ) AT 1350-1400 RPM (40-45 MPH) UNDER A LIGHT LOAD WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED IN 3RD OR O/D. *TT","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/612744","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"torque-converter","name":"Torque converter","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"WINDSTAR","year_from":1999,"year_to":2000,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1999_ford_windstar","2000_ford_windstar"]}],"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":[]}