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Service bulletins for the 2003 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.

152 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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171682003-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCETRAC STABILITY ASSIST/INTERACTIVE VEHICLE DYNAMICS - IVD) MAY EXHIBIT A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1998. *TT
171352003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. MOANING NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, OR VIBRATION IN THE REAR PASSENGER FLOOR PAN, WHEN DRIVING 45-55 MPH AND 1200-1400 RPM ALL WITHOUT FLEX COUPLING IN THE EXHAUST. *TT
171332003-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ADVANCETRAC LIGHTING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1277 (STEERING WHEEL ANGLE 1 AND 2 CIRCUIT FAILURE) OR C1278 (STEERING WHEEL ANGLE 1 AND 2 SIGNAL FAULTED) IN THE IVD MODULE. *TT
031982003-11-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CHATTER, SHUDDER, A BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 9.75 INCH OR 8.8 INCH LIMITED SLIP REAR AXLE. *TT
031932003-11-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. *TT
031812003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
170012003-11-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. ADVANCETRAC MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1277 (STEERING WHEEL ANGLE 1 AN 2 CIRCUIT FAILURE) OR C1278 (STEERING WHEEL ANGLE 1 AND 2 SIGNAL FAULTED) IN THE IVD MODULE. *TT
169752003-11-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. STABILITY CONTROL (ADVANCETRAC/IVD) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1998. *TT
169462003-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1790 IN AIR SUSPENSION (4WAS/VDM) MODULE. *TT
031482003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031442003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION WITH COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS MAY BE MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED USING THE OPTIONAL WORLDWIDE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (WDS) COIL ON PLUG (COP) KIT. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031342003-10-29. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. ABNORMAL SURFACE RUST ON THE METAL COMPONENTS OF THE 20% AND/OR 40% SECOND-ROW SEATS. *TT
031322003-10-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS ARTICLE ADDRESSES THE PROPER PROCEDURE TO CLEAR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1990 OR C1991 FROM THE VEHICLE DYNAMICS MODULE/4-WHEEL AIR SUSPENSION MODULE. *TT
170842003-10-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. NOISE FROM DOOR CLADDING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
031642003-10-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L 2V ENGINE, WITH AN ENGINE BUILD DATE PRIOR TO 8/29/03 MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE TICK NOISE THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TEMPERATURES DURING IDLE. 2004 MODELS INCLUDED. *TT
03982003-09-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT
03972003-09-17. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT DIAGNOSIS - SERVICE TIPS. *TT *MJ
03912003-09-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. PROCEDURE TO SEPARATE INBOARD CV JOINT HALFSHAFTS FROM DIFFERENTIAL. *TT
168542003-09-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. FRONT DOOR GLASS MAKING A POPPING NOISE AS IT ENTERS THE HEADER SEAL AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR OPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN THE CASE OF THE NAVIGATOR DRIVER'S DOOR, THE GLASS MAY BOUNCE OFF THE HEADER AND REVERSE TO A MID-POSITION. *TT
168532003-09-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER. FRONT CALIPER SEEPAGE IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING VIA THE QUICKER SERVICE FIX (QSF). *TT
031272003-09-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. STEERING WHEEL NIBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 6/12/2003 ONLY. *TT
168062003-09-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. FLUID LEAKS FROM THE REAR HALFSHAFT SEAL. 2002-2003 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER/AVIATOR ADDED. *TT
167622003-09-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. RIDE HEIGHT ANOMALIES ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR SUSPENSION, I.E. FRONT SUSPENSION LOWERING WHILE REAR RISES, DUE TO LEAKING SOLENOIDS.
169262003-09-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. STABILITY ASSIST (ADVANCETRAC/IVD) SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE RECALIBRATED PROPERLY USING WDS. *TT
169232003-09-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNS. CONCERNS MAY SEEM TO ORIGINATE FROM FRONT AXLE, OR STEERING GEAR. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.