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Ford Explorer Sport 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8161 · NHTSA communication 612336 · issued Feb 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information on new style wheel weight - 16 inch aluminum wheels for 2001 model year vehicles. *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.