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Ford Explorer 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14554 · NHTSA communication 617930 · issued Jan 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1999–2001
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with 4r70w transmission may exhibit the tcil on with diagnostic trouble code p0741 (torque converter clutch system performance or stuck off) in continuous memory. *jb

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.