Ford Explorer 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98234 · NHTSA communication 603718 · issued Nov 23, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Air intake tube contacting hood insulator causing insulator wear. *yc
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.