Ford Explorer 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 4703 · NHTSA communication 615243 · issued Aug 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
1996–1998
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some trucks built with 16 inch chrome styled steel wheels and trucks built with 16 inch steel wheels may exhibit signs of rust around the edges of the wheels. *tt
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.