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Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15287 · NHTSA communication 630172 · issued Oct 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a flutter/turbulence noise condition (i.e., helicopter noise) at highway speeds when the rear door windows are in the down position. *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.