Ford Aerostar 1990–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01197 · NHTSA communication 627752 · issued Oct 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1990–2000
model years
30
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit an engine noise which may be perceived by the customer as a piston / onnecting rod bearing knock. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1990 Ford Aerostar
- 1991 Ford Aerostar
- 1992 Ford Aerostar
- 1993 Ford Aerostar
- 1994 Ford Aerostar
- 1995 Ford Aerostar
- 1996 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1990 Ford Explorer
- 1991 Ford Explorer
- 1992 Ford Explorer
- 1993 Ford Explorer
- 1994 Ford Explorer
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 1990 Ford Ranger
- 1991 Ford Ranger
- 1992 Ford Ranger
- 1993 Ford Ranger
- 1994 Ford Ranger
- 1995 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 2000 Ford Ranger
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.