Ford Explorer 1991–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 99156 · NHTSA communication 608435 · issued Jul 26, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1991–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a burning odor or smoke, and / or rustling noise occuring when the blower motor is running if leaves or foreign material enters the blower case. *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.