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Ford Explorer 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14451 · NHTSA communication 616549 · issued Nov 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1999–2001
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with 5.0l engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) on with possible diagnostic trouble codes p0351, p0352, p0353 and / or p0354 in self test with no driveability concerns present. *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.