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Ford Expedition 1997–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02193 · NHTSA communication 10008588 · issued Sep 30, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1997–2002
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

Driveability-idle-high idle speeds-throttle sticks after steady state driving in extreme cold ambient temperatures-vehicles built through 12/31/01 equipped with 4.6l engine. *mj

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.