Ford Explorer 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 96E57 · NHTSA communication 52329 · issued Mar 1, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Emissions recall 96e57 - certain 1996 explorers equipped with the 4.0l engines and built at the louisville assembly plant on 11/18/95 and certain 1997 explorers equipped with the 4.0l engines and built at the louisville assembly plant from start of 1997 production through 8/14/96 were built and shipped with incorrect vapor management valves installed in the evaporative emissions control system - incorrect valves may cause the vehicles to exceed evaporative emissions standards - to correct this condition, owners will be notified to return their explorers for replacement of the vapor management
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.