Ford Explorer 2001–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 18719 · NHTSA communication 10017860 · issued Jul 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2001–2005
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
Malfunction indicator lamp coming on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0171, p0172, p0174 and/or p0175 (fuel system too rich or lean). *tt
Vehicles covered
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 2003 Ford Explorer
- 2004 Ford Explorer
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2003 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Taurus
- 2003 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2003 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2001 Mercury Sable
- 2002 Mercury Sable
- 2003 Mercury Sable
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.