Ford Explorer 2002–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16708 · NHTSA communication 10001949 · issued Mar 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002–2003
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
An audible creak / click / pop (not a clunk) from the rear driveline. *tt *jb
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.