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Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01207 · NHTSA communication 627952 · issued Oct 15, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles produced before 9/6/2001 equipped with the 5r55w transmission may exhibit a tick noise emanating from the front or intermediate servo cover. *tt

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.