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Service bulletins for the 2003 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.

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

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173792004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION ON COLD ENGINE TIP-IN AND/OR HESITATION DURING A 5-3 DOWNSHIFT. *TT
173782004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENT ENGINE DRIVEABILITY ISSUES. VEHCLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUILT BETWEEN 03/04/2002 AND 12/01/2002. *TT
173762004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LACKS POWER/RUNS ROUGH/BLACK SMOKE CONDITION. *TT
032352004-07-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. BED EXTENDER COMPONENT REPLACEMENT SERVICE TIP. *TT
175792004-07-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SEAT MATERIAL RIPPING AND/OR SEPARATING AT THE SEAMS. *TT
175442004-07-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERATOR NOISE IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *MJ
176472004-06-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. PAINT PEELING AND/OR BUBBLING ON THE CENTER FINISH PANEL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT
0319122004-06-16. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING SHUDDER FELT WHEN TURNING, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR AT STOP. *TT
03052004-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. EMISSIONS RECALL 03E05: EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CANISTER FRESH AIR INLET HOSE CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT.*MR
172912004-01-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT REAR AXLE AREA USUALLY WHILE TURNING LEFT. *TT
172802004-01-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. GENERATOR WHISTLE/HOOT NOISE IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
172542004-01-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. CLICKING/POPPING NOISE FROM UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING. 2004 E SERIES AND EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ALSO INCLUDED. *TT
172532004-01-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. WATER LEAK NEAR THE ROOF OPENING PANEL. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
032032004-01-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. *TT
172002003-11-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING 35-75 MPH. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
171982003-11-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. WEAR-THROUGH CONDITION ON THE ABRASION SLEEVE OF THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING ACCUMULATOR OR TRANSMISSION FLUID DIPSTICK. *TT
171722003-11-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VIBRATION/MOAN CONDITION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (75-80 MPH) ON 4X4 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.10 AXLE RATIO. 2004 SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT *MJ
171672003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH 3.0L OR 4.0L ENGINES LACKS POWER/RUNS ROUGH/BLACK SMOKE. 2004 SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
171662003-11-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. 2004 SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
0319122003-11-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
031952003-11-15. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. POWER REAR WINDOW BOUNCES BACK OPEN WHEN CLOSING. 2004 SPORT TRAC MODEL INCLUDED. *TT
031812003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *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
170852003-10-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. LACK OF AIR CONDITIONER COOLING. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
170552003-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LACKS POWER / BLACK SMOKE / RUNS ROUGH, USUALLY WITH NO MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT

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