Ford Explorer 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98117 · NHTSA communication 605586 · issued Jan 19, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1996–1998
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicle may exhibit malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) po171, po174, p1131 and / or p1151 stored in memory. *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.