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Ford Explorer 1995–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 13412 · NHTSA communication 609668 · issued Oct 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–2000
model years
36
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a condition of no 4x4 low range engagement or a stuck in 4x4 low range, with no (dtc) diagnostic trouble code stored in the gem. *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.