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Ford Explorer 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 6203 · NHTSA communication 607024 · issued May 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1997–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a no start condition when parked on an incline with the vehicle in a nose down position and less than 1/4 tank of fuel. *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.