Ford Explorer 1984–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC5225961001 · NHTSA communication 50500 · issued Oct 1, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1984–1997
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles may experience a vibration during wide open throttle acceleration or while cruising at highway speeds. Revised front driveshaft. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1984 Ford Explorer
- 1985 Ford Explorer
- 1986 Ford Explorer
- 1987 Ford Explorer
- 1988 Ford Explorer
- 1989 Ford Explorer
- 1990 Ford Explorer
- 1991 Ford Explorer
- 1992 Ford Explorer
- 1993 Ford Explorer
- 1994 Ford Explorer
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1997 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.