Ford Explorer Sport 2001–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17198 · NHTSA communication 10004069 · issued Sep 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2003
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
Wear-through condition on the abrasion sleeve of the upper radiator hose near the air conditioning accumulator or transmission fluid dipstick. *tt
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.