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Ford Explorer 1997–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15168 · NHTSA communication 624668 · issued Aug 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
1997–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent high frequency brake squeal noise. *yh

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.