Ford Explorer 2004–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 051016 · NHTSA communication 10017931 · issued Jun 7, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004–2005
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
No start/hard start on cold soak - 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.