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Ford Explorer Sport 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16879 · NHTSA communication 10002597 · issued Jun 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Squealing noise from the front brakes when the brakes are applied. The noise usually occurs with light brake pedal pressure and goes away with more pressure. 2004 explorer sport trac included. *tt

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.