{"nhtsa_id":10225445,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2022-10-31","date":"2022-10-18","document_id":"TSB 22-2377","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2020-2022 Explorer/Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a ticking/tapping or rattle type noise from the top front cover area of the engine on initial start-up after a cold soak of 6 hours or more that may last for 2-5 seconds. This may be due to a worn variable cam timing (VCT) unit. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the VCT units.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10225445-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10225445-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10225445","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_explorer","2021_ford_explorer","2022_ford_explorer"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"AVIATOR","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_lincoln_aviator","2021_lincoln_aviator","2022_lincoln_aviator"]}],"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":[]}