Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2000–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14915 · NHTSA communication 620223 · issued May 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2000–2001
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some supercrews and sport-trac vehicles equipped with the optional bed extender may exhibit broken locking pin(s). This may be caused by the holes not being completely aligned before inserting the locking pin. *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.