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Ford Explorer 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12126 · NHTSA communication 613148 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some limited vehicles with memory seats built through 10/22/98 may exhibit a concern for power seats.

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.