Ford Explorer 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12624 · NHTSA communication 605343 · issued Mar 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1998
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a hesitation / lack of power on re-acceleration after decelerating from 45 - 65 mph to a slow roll condition. *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.