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Ford Explorer 2002–2003technical 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

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.