TSB 19B05 — Ford and Lincoln Service bulletin

19B05 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Ford and Lincoln models, 2012 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Certain 2012 - 2013 Model Year Expedition/Navigator Vehicles Equipped With A 6R80 Transmission - Sudden Transmission Downshift - Powertrain Control Module Reprogramming

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years 19B05 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Expedition 2012
Lincoln Navigator 2012

Every document filed under 19B05

Document IDFiledType
19B05 March 15, 2019 Service bulletin

What 19B05 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 19B05?

19B05 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford and Lincoln, covering 2 Ford and Lincoln models across the 2012 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Certain 2012 - 2013 Model Year Expedition/Navigator Vehicles Equipped With A 6R80 Transmission - Sudden Transmission Downshift - Powertrain Control Module Reprogramming

Which vehicles does 19B05 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Expedition (2012); Lincoln Navigator (2012). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 19B05 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 19B05 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 19B05?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 19B05, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 19B05. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.