Ford Explorer 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5812 · NHTSA communication 605223 · issued Mar 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with power steering making a grunting / groaning noise while turning. *tt
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.