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Ford Explorer 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 982122 · NHTSA communication 603684 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1997–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customers have reported the throttle stuck at idle on some vehicles. *yc

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.