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Ford Explorer 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12824 · NHTSA communication 606896 · issued Jun 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with multiple generic electronic module (gem) functional concerns (i.e., inoperative one touch down, chime, 4x4 shift motor, etc.) *tt

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.