Ford Explorer 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 996769 · NHTSA communication 608465 · issued Aug 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with vehicles equipped with 4.0l sohc engine exhibiting the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) 'on' and diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0161 stored. *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.