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Ford Explorer 1997technical 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

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.