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Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2002–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16761 · NHTSA communication 10002653 · issued Apr 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2002–2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Slow fuel fill condition on certain vehicles built after 3/3/02. *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.