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Service bulletin BC0317972301

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id51426
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's numberBC0317972301
Manufacturer's date1997-01-23
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

NHTSA's summary

DRIVELINE WIND-UP IN "4-AUTO" MODE. *JD

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1997

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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