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Ford Explorer 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin 22172 · NHTSA communication 10043550 · issued Jan 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Power lift gate may not be opening or may close after opening a very little. *kb

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.