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Ford Explorer 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12080 · NHTSA communication 613059 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information regarding the right rear a/c compressor mounting bolt that was deleted from production for some models *mjs

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.