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Ford Explorer 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98117 · NHTSA communication 605586 · issued Jan 19, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1996–1998
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicle may exhibit malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) po171, po174, p1131 and / or p1151 stored in memory. *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.