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Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01132 · NHTSA communication 620978 · issued Jul 9, 2001

Technical service bulletin
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2002
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Official summary

Some vehicles produced before 6/3/2001 may exhibit the moonroof opening interior molding coming loose or the sunshade tearing during use. *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.