Ford Explorer 1997–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13504 · NHTSA communication 610907 · issued Nov 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with vehicles exhibiting an oil leak from the front axle pinion seal. Engineering is currently addressing this issue through the high milage / time-in-service concern resolution process. *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.