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Ford Explorer 2023–2025technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 53070 · NHTSA communication 11009436 · issued Oct 22, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2023–2025
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2023-2025 Explorer/Aviator vehicles may exhibit an inoperative second row single seat easy entry seat fold switch.

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.