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Ford Explorer 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21B11-S2 · NHTSA communication 10214127 · issued Jun 10, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2014-2016 Model Year Explorer Vehicles 2nd Row Inflatable Seat Belt - In all of the affected vehicles, the air bag light may illuminate as a result of a worn or damaged connection to the rear inflatable seat belt connector.

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.