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Ford Explorer 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14345 · NHTSA communication 618619 · issued Sep 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1999–2001
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit the oil pressure gauge registering low or no oil pressure usually on initial strt-up after several hours of cold soak. *jb

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.