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Ford Explorer 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 7440 · NHTSA communication 610827 · issued Nov 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin states that whenever the clean air tube retaining clamps are removed for any repair, procedures must be followed to insure proper clearance between the throttle cam and the clean air tube retaining clamp bolt. *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.