Ford Explorer 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14723 · NHTSA communication 619473 · issued Mar 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a tinny rattle noise coming from the center steering column area while driving over bumpy roads. This may be due to a frequency being induced into the brake shift interlock (bsi) switch pintle, creating an audible rattle. *tt
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.