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Ford Explorer 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 6729 · NHTSA communication 608449 · issued Aug 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with vehicles that exhibit a hard start / long crank condition due to a fuel system pressure bleed down. *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.