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Service bulletin 15406

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 id630418
Published by NHTSA2002-04-17
Manufacturer's number15406
Manufacturer's date2001-11-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH REAR WIPERS THAT DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAN THE BACK GLASS. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER SPORT1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
051362005-10-12. Service bulletin. BACKGLASS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND AN INTERMITTENT DOOR AJAR LAMP. *TT
041892005-04-28. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
042592005-04-14. Service bulletin. REAR POWER WINDOW(S) INOPERATIVE. *TT
0415142005-01-05. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
0315012004-09-23. Service bulletin. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
166882003-07-28. Service bulletin. BACK GLASS HINGE RATTLING/LOOSENESS, GLASS MISALIGNMENT AND/OR GLASS HARD-TO-CLOSE. *TT *JB
157232002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ADHESIVE EXTRUDING FROM THE HEADLINER MATERIAL AROUND THE MOONROOF. *TT
151552001-11-15. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES THE REAR WIPER ARM FAILS TO CLEAN BACK GLASS. *ET
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
011322001-09-05. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 6/3/2001 MAY EXHIBIT THE MOONROOF OPENING INTERIOR MOLDING COMING LOOSE OR THE SUNSHADE TEARING DURING USE. *TT