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Ford Explorer Sport 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15230 · NHTSA communication 625780 · issued Sep 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit an passenger seat that does not latch securely after rleasing, sliding forward, and returning the seat to its normal position. *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.