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Ford Explorer 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0882961004 · NHTSA communication 50439 · issued Oct 4, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information for all base engine concerns of 4.0l sohc engines. *tt

Vehicles covered

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.