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Ford Explorer 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00245 · NHTSA communication 616533 · issued Nov 27, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2000–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 5.0l engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0351 through p0354 possible with no driveability concerns present. *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.