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Ford Explorer 1997–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15040 · NHTSA communication 630022 · issued Jan 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2000
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles including 1997 through 1999 explorer sport trac equipped with a 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *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.