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Ford Bronco 2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin 23B05 · NHTSA communication 10232586 · issued Feb 10, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2023
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2023 Model Year Explorer, Bronco, Ranger Vehicles Equipped with 2.3L Gas Engine In all of the affected vehicles, a damaged fixture used during the engine block machining process may have allowed the dimension of one of the head bolt bore holes to exceed specification, reducing head bolt thread engagement.

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.