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Ford Explorer 2015–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20B27 S1 · NHTSA communication 10222454 · issued Sep 1, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
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 Submitting Owner Letters

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.