TSB RFI20210210 — Ford Service bulletin

RFI20210210 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Ford models, 2003–2004 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This SKU is a Transmission Line. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the connector. The transmission line connector may have an incorrect thread size, which will prevent it from being installed.

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years RFI20210210 names

VehicleModel years
Ford F-250 2003, 2004
Ford F-350 2003, 2004

Every document filed under RFI20210210

Document IDFiledType
RFI20210210_624- February 10, 2021 Service bulletin

What RFI20210210 covers

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

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB RFI20210210?

RFI20210210 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 2 Ford models across the 2003–2004 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This SKU is a Transmission Line. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the connector. The transmission line connector may have an incorrect thread size, which will prevent it from being installed.

Which vehicles does RFI20210210 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford F-250 (2003–2004); Ford F-350 (2003–2004). 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 RFI20210210 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. RFI20210210 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 RFI20210210?

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 RFI20210210, 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 RFI20210210. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.