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Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14742 · NHTSA communication 619480 · issued Mar 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with egr system related diagnostic trouble codes p0400, p0401, p0402, p1400, p1401, p1405, p1406, p1408, p1409. *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.