Ford Explorer 1997–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14583 · NHTSA communication 617968 · issued Jan 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2001
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with broken thermostats on engines. *jb
Vehicles covered
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.