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Ford Explorer 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 991610 · NHTSA communication 607667 · issued Aug 9, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with slipping transmission shifts and / or delayed or no transmission engagements may occur on some vehicles. *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.