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Ford Explorer 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985133 · NHTSA communication 613270 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1998–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a dual media (am/fm/cass/cd) radio may exhibit an audio concern of no display or graphics. *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.