Ford Explorer 1999–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02171 · NHTSA communication 10008575 · issued Sep 2, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999–2002
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Paint-premature clearcoat cracking-service tips. *mj
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.