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Ford Explorer 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14010 · NHTSA communication 612966 · issued Mar 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2000
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built through 11/22/99 and equipped with 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit various driveability conditions that lead to idle air control (iac) valve replacement. *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.