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Ford Explorer 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC3155970219 · NHTSA communication 51752 · issued Feb 19, 1997

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

Official summary

4.0l shoc engine quits while driving and will not restart. *tw

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.