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Ford Explorer 2002–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18572 · NHTSA communication 10017881 · issued Apr 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002–2003
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

No start/hard start n hot soak restart. *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.