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Ford Explorer 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16952 · NHTSA communication 10003839 · issued Jul 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Postal fleet vehicles equipped with 4.0l fe engine may exhibit a low oil pressure gauge reading, check engine light on and sometimes upper or lower engine noise. *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.