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Ford Explorer 1998–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0154 · NHTSA communication 619433 · issued Mar 19, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1998–2001
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a flashing transmission control indicator lamp (tcil) accompanied by a diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0741 and in some cases p1728. *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.