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Ford Explorer 1995–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 7494 · NHTSA communication 610853 · issued Nov 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

All vehicles with electronic shift on the fly transfer cases will display contact plate pids opposite of what the 1999 or earlier workshop manual indicates when using ngs with 15.0 level or later software. *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.