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Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14474 · NHTSA communication 616545 · issued Nov 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information regarding tow hooks not standard equipment. *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.