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Ford Explorer 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99104 · NHTSA communication 606479 · issued Jun 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1998
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

The malfunction indicator lamp (mil) may illuminate and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0171, p0174, p1131, and / or p1151 may be present with or without misfire, rolling idle, rough idle, etc. *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.