Ford Explorer 1997–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15910 · NHTSA communication 637803 · issued May 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
1997–2002
model years
24
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with brake vibration, roughness and / or grinding noise, and excessive brake rotor corrosion. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer Sport
- 1998 Ford Explorer Sport
- 1999 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2000 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 1997 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 1998 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 1999 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2000 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
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.