Ford Explorer 2022–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 23-2079 · NHTSA communication 10233591 · issued Mar 14, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2022–2023
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2022-2023 Explorer vehicles may exhibit a buzz/vibration/rattle from the center left of the IP during tip-in when the vehicle is up to operating temperature. This may be due to heater tube movement against the tube bracket.
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.