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Ford Explorer 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16114 · NHTSA communication 636137 · issued Aug 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1999–2001
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit repeat service for air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble code b1994 (driver side air bag circuit resistance high) and / or b1998 (passenger side air bag circuit resistance high). *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.