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Ford Explorer 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-13-9-16 · NHTSA communication 10054326 · issued Sep 17, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford/lincoln: due to ptu vent hose being disconnected or missing, some vehicles may experience fluid leaking from ptu vent. Model 2013 taurus, explorer, mks. *pe

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.