Ford Explorer 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98118 · NHTSA communication 605588 · issued Jan 19, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1998
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing an audible noise in engine.
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.