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Ford Explorer 1997–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14868 · NHTSA communication 619337 · issued Apr 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2002
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0 sohc engine may exhibit a primary chain rattle noise (sometimes described as a spark knock-type noise). *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.