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Ford Explorer Sport 2001–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17647 · NHTSA communication 10007416 · issued Mar 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2001–2004
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Paint peeling and/or bubbling on the center finish panel of the instrument panel. *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.