Ford Explorer 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15445 · NHTSA communication 630469 · issued Nov 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a rattle noise when closing either the midgate or the rear liftgate. *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.