Ford Explorer 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC2384970501 · NHTSA communication 52824 · issued May 1, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Liftgate lock concerns on vehicles built through 12/96. *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.