Ford Explorer 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9810930 · NHTSA communication 607488 · issued Sep 24, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit an engine oil leak from the rear main crankshaft seal. *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.