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Ford Explorer 1995–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985045 · NHTSA communication 613097 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1995–1998
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Revised message regarding steering wheel shimmy, vibration or grunt on slow speed turns action on sohc equipped vehicles, perform tsb 98-21-01. *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.