Ford Explorer 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01111 · NHTSA communication 622639 · issued Jun 11, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 4.0l engine and 5r55w automatic transmission built 11/13/2000 through 5/21/2001 may exhibit light throttle soft or long 2-3 upshifts between 16-40 km/h (10-25 mph) or harsh 3-4 upshifts between 32-56 km/h (20-35 mph). *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.