Ford Explorer 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14489 · NHTSA communication 620462 · issued Jan 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built through 01/1999, equipped with a 5.0l engine may exhibit a cold start or hot engine deceleration noise coming from the #5 cylinder. *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.