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March 15, 2016 Service bulletin

6F35 transmission - fluid leak at left side halfshaft seal built on or before 10/14/2013 issue

Ford technical service bulletin 16-0043 for 2012-2014 Ford Explorer, 2009-2014 Ford Escape and 2010-2014 Ford Fusion and others.

Bulletin number
16-0043
Component
Power train
Summary
6F35 TRANSMISSION - FLUID LEAK AT LEFT SIDE HALFSHAFT SEAL BUILT ON OR BEFORE 10/14/2013 ISSUE Some 2009-2014 Escape, 2009-2011 Mariner, 2010-2014 Fusion, 2010-2011 Milan, 2012-2014 Edge/Explorer, and 2013-2014 Taurus/MKT/MKZ vehicles built on or before 10/14/2013 and equipped with a 6F35 automatic transmission may exhibit a fluid leak from the left hand (LH) transmission halfshaft seal due to wear on the transmission case bushing.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 4,772 complaints in the transmission category.

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