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Service bulletins for the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
0110042001-07-23. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME 4X2 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE ROAD SURFACE, WHICH IS AMPLIFIED BY THE STEERING SYSTEM. *TT
149332001-07-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (4WABS) LAMP ILLUMINATED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1342 (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE) IN SELF TEST. *TT
149152001-07-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME SUPERCREWS AND SPORT-TRAC VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL BED EXTENDER MAY EXHIBIT BROKEN LOCKING PIN(S). THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE HOLES NOT BEING COMPLETELY ALIGNED BEFORE INSERTING THE LOCKING PIN. *TT
148992001-07-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INFORMATION REGARDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE CONFIGURATION. *TT
011042001-07-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW-SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT
147722001-06-01. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONSISTENT SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TT
147212001-06-01. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING NEW SERVICE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING NIBBLE OR VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING LOW SPEED / PARKING LOT TYPE STEERING MANEUVERS. *TT
148472001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHBIT FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT
148332001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X2 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR AXLE WHINE. *TT
148322001-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE HORN SWITCH STICKING AFTER IT IS DEPRESSED. *TT
01862001-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON SOME VEHICLES, INCLUDING SPORT AND SPORT TRAC, THE FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM THE VENT TUBE. *TT
01612001-05-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ON SOME SPORT AND SPORT TRAC VEHICLES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2607 MAY OR MAY NOT BE SET IN THE ABS MODULE. *TT
00L092001-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO SUPPLEMENTAL TIRE INFLATION LABEL. *JB
145972001-04-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ABS LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2607 (MODULE CONFIGURATION MISMATCH) PRESENT. *TT
145602001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE START UP TIMING CHAIN NOISE. *JB
145852001-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DO NOT HAVE NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY AND CAN ONLY BE TOWED WITH ALL 4 WHEELS OFF THE GROUND. *TT
145622001-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING PATS CHANGE. *RC
145352001-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A ROLLING IDLE AND / OR AC CYCLING AT IDLE AND / OR AC LACK OF COOLING AT IDLE CONDITION. *TT
00M122001-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING OWNER NOTIFICATION SUPPLLEMENTAL PROGRAM FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES - CAMSHAFT CHAIN TENSIONER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *TT
144692001-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONSISTENT SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE NOISE USUALLY OCCURS WITH LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AND GOES AWAY WITH MORE PRESSURE. THIS NOISE MAY ALSO SOUND LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. *TT
144672001-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLING, RINGING, RUSTLE OR METALLIC LIKE SOUND(S) WHILE DRIVING IN 4X2 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
144602001-03-06. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL DOOR TAB NOT FITTING INTO THE HOUSING SLOT. THIS MAY BE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCES BETWEEN THE FUEL DOOR AND FENDER OPENING. *TT
144742001-03-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING TOW HOOKS NOT STANDARD EQUIPMENT. *TT
00M122001-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR THE 4.0L SOHC CAMSHAFT CHAIN TENSIONER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *TT
142052000-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXHIBITING A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING SEALS TO LEAK OR THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING TO SPIN. *TT

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