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Ford Explorer 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-10-18-11 · NHTSA communication 10037082 · issued Sep 14, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: on some 2010 models there may be many symptoms such as an engine rattle, malfunction light, lack of power, no start, and runs rough. *rm updated 8/9/11. *pe

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.