{"nhtsa_id":10160943,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-06-07","date":"2019-05-23","document_id":"SSM 48001","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2016-2019 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a squeal noise from the accessory drive belt, illuminated charging system indicator, and/or damaged alternator pulley. Accessory drive belt DA8Z-8620-G has been released to eliminate this noise and alternator pulley damage. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 303-05 for the removal and installation procedure. For claiming, use causal part 8620 and applicable labor operations in Section 06 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10160943-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10160943-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10160943","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_ford_explorer","2017_ford_explorer","2018_ford_explorer","2019_ford_explorer"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}