Ford Explorer 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC2440970501 · NHTSA communication 52838 · issued May 1, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
1997 4.0l sohc 4x4 explorers and 1997 5.0l awd explorers/mountaineers should not be equipped with a vibration damper on the transfer case. *tw
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.