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Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15647 · NHTSA communication 630700 · issued Feb 1, 2002

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

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a v6 engine may exhibit a steering rattle noise which may be heard and felt in the steering wheel and column. *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.