{"nhtsa_id":11029539,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2026-03-04","date":"2026-02-28","document_id":"SSM 54614","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2020-2024 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L engine and 2020-2026 Explorer/Police Interceptor Utility/Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0/3.3L engine may require various repairs associated with the fuel tank and/or fuel pump and sender unit. Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 310-00 > Removal and Installation for the fuel tank and fuel pump and sender unit have been revised to eliminate the need to remove the driveshaft as part of the service procedure. Labor times have also been updated to reflect this WSM revision.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029539-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029539-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11029539","components":[{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2020,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_explorer","2021_ford_explorer","2022_ford_explorer","2023_ford_explorer","2024_ford_explorer","2025_ford_explorer","2026_ford_explorer"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"AVIATOR","year_from":2020,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_lincoln_aviator","2021_lincoln_aviator","2022_lincoln_aviator","2023_lincoln_aviator","2024_lincoln_aviator","2025_lincoln_aviator","2026_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":[]}