Ford Explorer 2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17680 · NHTSA communication 10007429 · issued Mar 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2004
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rear liftgate rattle / light popping noise. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.