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Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15984 · NHTSA communication 636316 · issued Mar 1, 2002

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

Official summary

Exhibiting squeak / creak noises during front suspension movement. *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.