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Ford Explorer 1996–2000technical 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

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.