Ford Explorer 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14894 · NHTSA communication 620212 · issued May 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a repetitive thump / knock noise from the rear which is proportional to wheel speed when brake. This may be caused by the initial finish / spiral cut of the rear break rotor(s). *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.