TSB 21N01 — Ford Service bulletin
21N01 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Ford Explorer, 2016–2017 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Certain 2016-2018 Model Year Explorer Vehicles High-Speed Cooling Fan Motor Relay; Reason for supplement: Vehicles Covered by this Program: all open / unrepaired vehicles from 21B05 (Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles) have been added to 21N01 as 21B05 expires August 31, 2022.…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years 21N01 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 2016, 2017 |
Every document filed under 21N01
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 21N01 S2 | August 31, 2022 | Service bulletin |
What 21N01 covers
Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB 21N01?
21N01 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering the Ford Explorer across the 2016–2017 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Certain 2016-2018 Model Year Explorer Vehicles High-Speed Cooling Fan Motor Relay; Reason for supplement: Vehicles Covered by this Program: all open / unrepaired vehicles from 21B05 (Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles) have been added to 21N01 as 21B05 expires August 31, 2022.…
Which vehicles does 21N01 cover?
NHTSA's file names Ford Explorer (2016–2017). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB 21N01 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. 21N01 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of 21N01?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 21N01, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 21N01. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.