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Ford Explorer Sport 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15096 · NHTSA communication 621105 · issued Jul 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 4x2 vehicles may exhibit a rear axle whine. *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.