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Ford Explorer Sport 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8561 · NHTSA communication 613677 · issued Apr 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a repetitive knock/ thump noise from the left front which is proportional to the wheel speed when braking. **mr

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.