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Service bulletin 98234

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 id603718
Published by NHTSA1999-03-03
Manufacturer's number98234
Manufacturer's date1998-11-23
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

NHTSA's summary

AIR INTAKE TUBE CONTACTING HOOD INSULATOR CAUSING INSULATOR WEAR. *YC

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

Body and frame

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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