Ford Explorer 1996–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13723 · NHTSA communication 612712 · issued Jan 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–2000
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some all wheel drive vehicles may experience a low speed whining noise from the transfer case. *mjs
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.