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Ford Explorer 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16902 · NHTSA communication 10002613 · issued Jun 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine roughness / rolling rpm when returning to idle (i.e., coming to a stop) after a short trip. *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.