Ford Explorer 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01245 · NHTSA communication 630513 · issued Dec 10, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0l engine may exhibit a condition of unable to access with the securilock passive anti-theft system (pats). *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.