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Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14469 · NHTSA communication 616556 · issued Nov 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a consistent squealing noise from the front brakes when the brakes are applied. The noise usually occurs with light brake pedal pressure and goes away with more pressure. This noise may also sound like it is coming from the rear brakes. *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.