Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford Expedition
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.
373 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 5206 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES THE OCTANE SHORTING BAR LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE BULKHEAD IS NOT INTENDED TO BE FUNCTIONAL IN REDUCING DETONATION / SPARK KNOCK. *TT |
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| 5203 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *TT |
| 5128 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY 4X4 SYSTEMS MAY STICK IN 4X4 LOW. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT |
| 4981 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A COLD START ENGINE KNOCK CONCERN UNTIL WARMED UP. *TT |
| 4802 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. REAR WIPER ARM INSTALLATION. *TT |
| 11806 | 2001-01-12. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. SUBJECT REGARDING A MISSING RUBBER STOP BUMPER FROM THE PARKING BRAKE COTNROL. *TT |
| 11781 | 2001-01-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON SETTING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SETTING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS GROSS LEAK). *TT |
| 4698 | 2001-01-09. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE RUBBER STOP BUMPER MAY BE MISSING FROM THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL, A REPLACEMENT SERVICE PART IS NOW AVAILABLE. *TT |
| 99152 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT |
| 12798 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ENGINES PRODUCED BY WINDSOR ENGINE PLANT MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE KNOCK AT INITIAL COLD STARTUP. *TT |
| 12797 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF A LOW SPEED (UNDER 35 MPH) CLICKING NOISE CAUSED BY A CAGE NUT ROCKING ON THE COTTER PIN FOR THE FRONT AXLE HALF SHAFT SPINDLE. *TT |
| 991210 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. *TT |
| 99111 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) CONCERNS. *TT |
| 99-8-15 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 4664 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SET DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS GROSS LEAK) IF A CUSTOMER REFUELS THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. *TT |
| 4638 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON, WITH P0300 - P0308 MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WITH A 4.6L ENGINE. *TT |
| 4631 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. BRIEF INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBIT VIBRATION AT CRUISE OVER 50 MPH. *TT |
| 4628 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR AXLE NOISE. *TT |
| 4626 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING AND O/D OFF LAMP FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 62 / 628 / 1728. *TT |
| 4619 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH EVAPORATIVE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455 SET. *TT |
| 98-4817 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SOME 1997-1998 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER/EXPEDITION OR NAVIGATOR VEHICLES WITH 4-WD 4X4 SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT BOTH |
| 12994 | 2000-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT REGARDING A/C VACUUM RESERVOIR / CHECK VALVE LOCATION FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. *TT |
| 13505 | 2000-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. ALL 4X4 VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ONTHE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT |
| 13331 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ENGINES PRODUCED BY WINDSOR ENGINE PLANT MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE KNOCK AT INITIAL COLD STARTUP. *TT |
| 13106 | 2000-11-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. ON SOME VEHICLES THE FRONT BUMPERS MAY EXHIBIT RED STAINING (SPOTS) ON THE BUMER WING ENDS. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.