Ford Explorer 1995–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5249 · NHTSA communication 615366 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1995–1999
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information on vehicles exhibiting steering wheel shimmy, vibration or grunt on slow speed turns. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 1995 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1998 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1999 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1995 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1996 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
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.