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Ford Explorer 1995–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1014997020 · NHTSA communication 51209 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–1997
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Update to tsb 96-21-9 additional calibration added- any calibration revision level for a vehicle with a manual transmission that is not called out in tsb 96-21-9 should also be included as part of that tsb. *jd

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.