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Service bulletin BC1035497020

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 id51829
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's numberBC1035497020
Manufacturer's date1997-02-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

4.0L SOHC ENGINE COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH SINGLE PLATINUM PLUGS. *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

Electrical system, Ignition

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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