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Ford Explorer 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21N01-S1 · NHTSA communication 10205725 · issued Dec 16, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2016-2018 Model Year Explorer Vehicles High-Speed Cooling Fan Motor Relay ; Reason for supplement: Vehicle Build Date: Ending build date for Chicago Assembly built vehicles has been updated

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.