Ford Explorer 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC2246970501 · NHTSA communication 52785 · issued May 1, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles built on or after 4/14/97 will no longer have a rear washer bottle - a redesigned front washer bottle will supply the fluid to both washers. *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.