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Ford Explorer 1997–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14061 · NHTSA communication 613721 · issued Apr 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997–2001
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may come in for a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with diagnostic trouble code p0171 and/or p0174 in self test. **mr

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.