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Ford Excursion 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 7863 · NHTSA communication 612221 · issued Jan 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

The driver's side rear brake caliper will be relocated behind the rear axle. In addition, these vehicles will no longer have a caliper shield on the drivers side of the rear axle.

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.