Ford Explorer 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 18-2239 · NHTSA communication 10144909 · issued Aug 14, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2016 Explorer vehicles built on or before 31-Jan-2016 may exhibit a pop or creak noise from the right front mounting bolt of the front subframe. This condition may be due to a mispositioned weld between the barrel nut and the subframe mounting bracket. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.
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.