Ford Explorer 1997–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15006 · NHTSA communication 622817 · issued Jun 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2000
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with 4.0l sohc engines may make a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *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.