Ford Explorer 1997–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14560 · NHTSA communication 617944 · issued Jan 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2001
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles may experience start up timing chain noise. *jb
Vehicles covered
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.