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Ford Explorer 2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 051017 · NHTSA communication 10016904 · issued Oct 31, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2005
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service engine soon lamp on with pcm dtc p0463, instrument cluster dtc b1201 and or fuel gauge drops to empty-vehicles built 8/2/2004 through 4/7/2005. *sc

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.