Ford Explorer 1996–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0083 · NHTSA communication 613577 · issued Apr 17, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–2000
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 5.0l engine may exhibit a rubbing noise during right hand turns from the rear of the vehicle. **mr
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.