Ford Explorer 1997–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13857 · NHTSA communication 612455 · issued Feb 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with 5.0l engines and all wheel drive (awd) transfer case may exhibit a condition of 4x4 indicators flashing and multiple gem diagnostic trouble codes. *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.