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Ford Explorer 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5799 · NHTSA communication 605212 · issued Mar 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Complaints that the rear wiper blade flips over. *tt

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.