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Ford Explorer 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985088 · NHTSA communication 613216 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Right rear air conditioner compressor mountng bolt was deleted from production for the 1999 3.ol ef1/4 ranger & 4.0l explorer/mountaineer vehicles. *tt ohv

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.