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Ford Explorer 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20N11-S3 · NHTSA communication 10199479 · issued Jul 12, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2019
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some of the affected vehicles, the roof rack covers may become detached from the vehicle.

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.