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Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14460 · NHTSA communication 616553 · issued Nov 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a fuel door tab not fitting into the housing slot. This may be due to insufficient clearances between the fuel door and fender opening. *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.