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Ford Explorer 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 962416 · NHTSA communication 50914 · issued Nov 18, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vibration - in floor pan - at wide open throttle (wot) and/or steady highway speeds (70+ mph) - 5.0l vehicles with all wheel drive (awd) - explorers and mountaineers built in louisville through 7/29/96 and/or st. Louis through 8/12/96. *tw

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.