Service bulletin 17198
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10004069 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2003-11-18 |
| Manufacturer's number | 17198 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2003-09-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS |
NHTSA's summary
WEAR-THROUGH CONDITION ON THE ABRASION SLEEVE OF THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING ACCUMULATOR OR TRANSMISSION FLUID DIPSTICK. *TT
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Engine, Cooling system
| FORD EXPLORER SPORT | 2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
|---|---|
| FORD EXPLORER SPORT | 2003 |
| FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| FORD RANGER | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 17604 | 2004-06-18. Service bulletin. COOLING SYSTEM FAN NOISE WHEN COLD. *TT |
|---|---|
| 17163 | 2003-11-17. Service bulletin. EXCESSIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN NOISE. *TT |
| 16743 | 2003-09-09. Service bulletin. COOLANT LEAK DUE TO A BROKEN RADIATOR HOSE CLAMP(S). *TT |
| 16604 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE OVERHEATING DUE TO THERMOSTAT FAILURE. *TT |
| 15880 | 2002-12-04. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DISENGAGED FAN CLUTCH BEARING SQUEAL NOISE IN COLD WEATHER. *TT |
| 15835 | 2002-12-03. Service bulletin. RUNNING CHANGE FOR THE UPPER RADIATOR SIGHT SHIELD. *TT |
| 15268 | 2001-12-04. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 2.3L ENGINE MAY APPEAR TO HAVE AN OVERHEAT CONDITION ACCOMPANIED WITH A GLYCOL SMELL AND / OR BOIL OVER. *TT |
| 14407 | 2001-08-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT ON OR AFTER 7/24/2000 MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF HEAT AND / OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH D%TC P0125, DUE TO THE THERMOSTAT STICKING OPEN. *TT |
| 14617 | 2001-04-03. Service bulletin. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO BROKEN THERMOSTAT. *JB |
| 14583 | 2001-04-02. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH BROKEN THERMOSTATS ON ENGINES. *JB |