Service bulletins for the 2002 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.
117 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 15471 | 2002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SULPHUR SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHILE OPERATING UNDER CERTAIN DRIVE MODES. *TT |
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| 01251 | 2002-04-18. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW-SPEED TURNING. *TT |
| 01246 | 2002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT |
| 15382 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EITHER A VERY HARD OR VERY SOFT CLUTCH PEDAL FEEL, AND/OR A DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. *TT |
| 15381 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE LOSS OR REDUCTION IN POWER CONDITION ON DECELERATION, BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART. *TT |
| 15378 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 4.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE FLUTTER NOISE. *TT |
| 15358 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE QUITTING DURING DECELERATION. *TT |
| 15590 | 2002-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BATTERY DRAW AND/OR A DEAD BATTERY CONDITION. *TT |
| 15572 | 2002-04-12. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BELT MINDER MAY EXHIBIT THE BELT MINDER WARNING CHIME STAYING ON AFTER THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BEEN BUCKLED. *TT |
| 15551 | 2002-04-12. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF MOISTURE IN HEADLAMP. *YH |
| 15531 | 2002-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE QUITTING ON DECELERATION/STOPPING.*YD |
| 15532 | 2002-04-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITNG FUEL LINE DAMAGE DUE TO PINCHING/SQUEEZING OF THE FUEL RETURN LINE. *TT |
| 01B77 | 2002-03-05. Service bulletin. TIRES. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT 7 REVISED INFORMATION - REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *TT |
| 01205 | 2002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT |
| 012113 | 2002-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SOME IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGNESS AND / OR EXCESS EFFORT IN TURNING, KEY DOES NOT FULLY RETURN FROM START, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE WITH P0500, P1502 AND U1039 STORED IN POWERTRIAN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT |
| 01156 | 2001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC |
| 0186 | 2001-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON SOME VEHICLES, INCLUDING SPORT AND SPORT TRAC, THE FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM THE VENT TUBE. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.