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Ford Explorer 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14933 · NHTSA communication 620229 · issued May 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2001–2002
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a yellow four wheel anti-lock brake (4wabs) lamp illuminated and a diagnostic trouble code (dtc) b1342 (anti-lock brake control module failure) in self test. *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.