Ford Explorer 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC3493972301 · NHTSA communication 51486 · issued Jan 23, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1997
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles exhibiting a pulsating, cyclical type of noise coming from the front axle tube area from 0 to 45 mph. *jd
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.