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March 4, 2002 Service bulletin

Certain vehicles with 4X4 or all-wheel drive may have a fluid leak from the front axle vent tube

Ford technical service bulletin 0242 for 1995-2001 Ford Explorer, 1997-2002 Ford Ranger and 1997-2001 Mercury Mountaineer and others.

Bulletin number
0242
Component
Power train: axle assembly
Summary
Certain vehicles with 4x4 or all-wheel drive may have a fluid leak from the front axle vent tube. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,250 complaints in the transmission category.

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