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Ford Explorer 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14011 · NHTSA communication 612967 · issued Mar 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2000–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2000 and 2001 model year vehicles may exhibit an oil leak from the inside diameter of the rear axle pinion oil seal. *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.