Ford Explorer 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12571 · NHTSA communication 605295 · issued Mar 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing a whinning noise from the transfer case. *tt
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.