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Ford Explorer 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 13581 · NHTSA communication 614648 · issued Nov 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1999–2000
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit an air bag lamp on with side air bag diagnostic trouble codes b1994 and / or b1998 in self test. *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.