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Ford Explorer 2015–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20B27 S1 · NHTSA communication 10219034 · issued Aug 31, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2019
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2015-2019 MKC and 2016-2019 Explorer vehicles equipped with the 2.3L engine and 6F35 transmission; Powertrain Control Module reprogram. Supplement: Program terms will be in effect through August 31, 2023 This program is now eligible for mobile repairs

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.