Ford Explorer 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12197 · NHTSA communication 615464 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built from 11/12/98 until 11/19/98 equipped with keyless entry and pats may exhibit the alarm operating prematurely. *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.