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Ford Explorer 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC106049705 · NHTSA communication 52884 · issued May 1, 1997

Technical service bulletin
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1997
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Official summary

Vehicles built after 4/14/97 no longer have a rear washer bottle - redesigned front washer bottle will service the front and rear washers. *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.