Ford Explorer 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01203 · NHTSA communication 627917 · issued Oct 15, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Exhibit harsh 1-2, 3-4 upshifts at light to medium throttle on some vehicles equipped with a 4.6l engine and 5r55w automatic transmission built through 9/21/2001. *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.