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Ford Explorer Sport 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14407 · NHTSA communication 620438 · issued Jan 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built on or after 7/24/2000 may exhibit a lack of heat and / or a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with d%tc p0125, due to the thermostat sticking open. *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.