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Ford Explorer 1991–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00243 · NHTSA communication 616531 · issued Nov 27, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1991–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some vehicles, the accelerator pedal bracket may become loose or separated from the dash panel. This may be caused by repeated excessive force on the accelerator pedal, resulting in cracking of the dash panel sheet metal at the accelerator pedal bracket. *tt

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.