Ford Explorer 2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 04142 · NHTSA communication 10009324 · issued Jan 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
No crank with diagnostic trouble code b1601 and/or b1213. Pats security access issues with 4.0l engine. *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.