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Ford Explorer 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM-45853 · NHTSA communication 10079008 · issued May 27, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

3.5l gasoline turbocharged direct injection (gtdi) engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0327/p0332.

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.