Ford Explorer 2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47654 · NHTSA communication 10152469 · issued Nov 8, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
On 2019 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine, the engine cover has been deleted. The vehicle is not mis-built. The addition of any parts would not be considered a warrantable repair. Do not submit a claim for this 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.