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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
02832002-12-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.3L, 3.0L OR 4.0L ENGINE AND 5R44E OR 5R55E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FLUID LEAK AT THE TRANSMISSION SERVO COVERS IN COLD CLIMATES. *TT
02822002-12-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 9/15/2001 MAY EXHIBIT LOW LINE PRESSURE READINGS WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 2ND GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR, NO ENGINE BRAKING IN MANUAL 1ST AND SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS. *TT
02812002-12-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 SOHC (SINGLE OVER-HEAD CAM) ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PRIMARY TIMING CHAIN RATTLE NOISE. *TT
159362002-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE, LOW SPEED ENGINE QUIT, HESITATION ON COLD ENGINE TIP-IN AND / OR HESITATION DURING A 5-3 DONWSHIFT. *TT
159102002-12-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. CONCERNS WITH BRAKE VIBRATION, ROUGHNESS AND / OR GRINDING NOISE, AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE ROTOR CORROSION. *TT
158982002-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / NO START CONDITION DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE BLEED DOWN. *TT
158872002-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, A NO ENGINE BRAKING CONDITION IN MANUAL 1 OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0732 (GEAR 2 INCORRECT RATIO) OR P0733 (GEAR 3 INCORRECT RATIO). *TT
158692002-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT SOFT CLUTCH PEDAL WHICH MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS (A NOTCHY FEEL). *TT
158612002-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING OIL SEAL LEAKS. *TT
158592002-12-04. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4WABS MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1233 AND C1234 (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR OUTPUT FAILURE). *TT
158132002-12-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4WABS MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1233 AND C1234 (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR OUTPUT FAILURE). *TT
157852002-11-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55E/5R44E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A WHINE NOISE IN 1ST GEAR THAT GOES AWAY AFTER THE 1-2 OR 1-3 SHIFT IS COMPLETED. *TT
157692002-11-26. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF STEERING WHEEL LEATHER PEELING. *TT
157652002-11-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WIND NOISE AROUND THE FRONT DOORS, NEAR THE TOP REAR-WARD PORTION OF THE DOOR / GLASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR IN A CROSS WIND. *TT
157542002-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT STUMBLE DURING DECELERATION AND / OR AT STOPS WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TT
157512002-11-08. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AIR BAG LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1993. *TT
157232002-11-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ADHESIVE EXTRUDING FROM THE HEADLINER MATERIAL AROUND THE MOONROOF. *TT
157152002-11-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE FROM THE REAR WINDOW WHEN DRIVING WITHIN THE VENT POSITION. *TT
156962002-11-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION IN VARIOUS DRIVE MODES AND / OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATION WITH CODES SET IN MEMORY P0171/P0174 AND / OR P0172/P0175. *TT
156892002-11-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EITHER A VERY HARD OR VERY SOFT CLUTCH PEDAL FEEL. *TT
160402002-11-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. EXPERIENCING A CLICKING / POPPING NOISE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT
160382002-11-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5R55E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR WHINE TYPE NOISE IN 1ST AND / OR 2ND GEARS ONLY. *TT
160212002-11-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4WABS MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1233 AND C1234 (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR OUTPUT FAILURES) IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. *TT
161342002-11-06. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. INFORMATION ON SERVICING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TILT STEERING COLUMN. *TT
161342002-11-06. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. INFORMATION ON SERVICING MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WIRING ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TILT STEERING COLUMN. *TT

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