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Ford Explorer 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 97050110611 · NHTSA communication 52890 · issued May 1, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may exhibit a center console squeak. *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.