Ford Explorer 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 996787 · NHTSA communication 608759 · issued Aug 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles equipped with 4.0l ohv engines and built through december, 1998 may exhibit a loss of oil pressure accompanied by possible engine noise / damage. *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.