Ford Explorer 2006–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DOR-S3J9G-11 · NHTSA communication 10148819 · issued Oct 2, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2006–2010
model years
14
vehicle entries
Official summary
This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly. Excessive friction in the ball joint assembly may cause a perceptible increase in steering effort.
Vehicles covered
- 2006 Ford Explorer
- 2007 Ford Explorer
- 2008 Ford Explorer
- 2009 Ford Explorer
- 2010 Ford Explorer
- 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2009 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2006 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2007 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2008 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2009 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2010 Mercury Mountaineer
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.