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Ford Explorer 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16131 · NHTSA communication 636151 · issued Aug 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2000–2001
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit repeat service for an air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes b1994 and b1998 set. *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.