Ford Explorer 1999–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15567 · NHTSA communication 630105 · issued Jan 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2001
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built before april 23, 2001 may exhibit a hard start/long crank after sitting for an hour or more. *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.