Ford Explorer 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 7440 · NHTSA communication 610827 · issued Nov 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin states that whenever the clean air tube retaining clamps are removed for any repair, procedures must be followed to insure proper clearance between the throttle cam and the clean air tube retaining clamp bolt. *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.