Ford Explorer 1999–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0276 · NHTSA communication 636013 · issued Apr 15, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2002
model years
14
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information on diagnosing engine rattle noise from primary chain drive area between 2000-3000 rpm on cold engine operation only. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 2002 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
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.