{"vehicle":{"id":"2013_ford_explorer","year":2013,"make":"Ford","model":"Explorer"},"code":"P013A","generic":true,"description":null,"bulletins":{"as_of":"2026-10-19","count":2,"bulletins":[{"nhtsa_id":10169895,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-01-07","date":"2019-12-20","document_id":"TSB 19-2389","mfr_campaign":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"Some 2013-2019 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.5L twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P013A and/or P013C stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to an improperly welded exhaust Y-pipe. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the exhaust Y-pipe.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10169895-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10169895-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10169895"},{"nhtsa_id":10164422,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-09-06","date":"2019-08-27","document_id":"TSB 19-2244","mfr_campaign":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE","summary":"Some 2013-2019 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.5L twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P013A and/or P013C stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to an improperly welded exhaust Y-pipe. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the exhaust Y-pipe. Follow the Service Procedure to correct the condition on vehicles that meet all of the following criteria: *2013-2019 Explorer *3.5L Ti-VCT engine *Illuminated MIL with only DTCs P013A and/or P013C","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10164422-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10164422-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10164422"}],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/makes/ford/explorer/2013/bulletins?code=P013A"},"related":{"components":[],"bulletins":[],"recalls":{"may_apply":true,"recalls":[],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null}}},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/makes/ford/explorer/2013/codes/P013A","note":"The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.","attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}