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October 15, 2001 Service bulletin

Exhibit harsh 1-2, 3-4 upshifts at light to medium throttle on some vehicles equipped with a 4.6L engine...

Ford technical service bulletin 01203 for 2002 Ford Explorer and 2002 Mercury Mountaineer.

Bulletin number
01203
Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Summary
Exhibit harsh 1-2, 3-4 upshifts at light to medium throttle on some vehicles equipped with a 4.6l engine and 5r55w automatic transmission built through 9/21/2001. Tt

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