Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 011004 · NHTSA communication 620253 · issued May 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 4x2 vehicles may exhibit a steering wheel shudder during low speed turning maneuvers. This may be due to the interaction between the tire and the road surface, which is amplified by the steering system. *tt
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.