# Service bulletins for the 2003 Ford Explorer Sport

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.

50 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [0427](/bulletins/10018061.md), 2005-12-15, Service bulletin: STEERING. STEERING SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS \- 4.0L ENGINE. \*TT
- [030508](/bulletins/10017891.md), 2005-12-07, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE \- VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. \*TT
- [18719](/bulletins/10017860.md), 2005-12-06, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTCS\) P0171, P0172, P0174 AND/OR P0175 \(FUEL SYSTEM TOO RICH OR LEAN\). \*TT
- [042421](/bulletins/10014138.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. \*TT
- [042419](/bulletins/10014096.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:FRONT. REVISED PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTING ALIGNMENT ON ALL SUSPENSIONS \- NEW RIGHT HAND UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN FOR TORSION BAR FRONT SUSPENSIONS. \*TT
- [042107](/bulletins/10014086.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). GENERAL \(PCM\) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. \*TT
- [04189](/bulletins/10014062.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR \- TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. \*TT
- [04217](/bulletins/10013369.md), 2005-04-15, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. \*TT
- [16339](/bulletins/10013084.md), 2005-04-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FAST IDLE STRATEGY TO PREVENT SPARK PLUG FOULING. \*TT
- [05310](/bulletins/10012954.md), 2005-04-05, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS. SAFETY BELT WEB STOP BUTTON SERVICE. \*EH
- [04166](/bulletins/10011166.md), 2005-01-07, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. POWER LUMBAR BLADDER EXPANDING THROUGH BACK OF SEAT. \*AR
- [041514](/bulletins/10011159.md), 2005-01-05, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR \- TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. \*TT
- [041910](/bulletins/10010719.md), 2004-12-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LEAK FROM OIL FILTER ADAPTER \- 4.0L SOHC ENGINE BUILT BEFORE 4/1/2004. \*TT
- [031501](/bulletins/10009321.md), 2004-09-23, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER \(HEATED BACKLITE\) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. \*TT
- [04133](/bulletins/10009317.md), 2004-09-22, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. MOISTURE IN HEADLAMP. \*TT
- [02176](/bulletins/10008580.md), 2004-08-05, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP\-BRAKE\-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. \*MJ
- [16437](/bulletins/10008359.md), 2004-07-28, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) C1233 \& C1234 \- REPLACE ANTI\-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM EUC. \*MJ
- [02222](/bulletins/10008305.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NOISE\-GEAR WHINE NOISE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ONLY\-VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55E TRANSMISSION AND 4.0L ENGINE ONLY. \*MJ
- [17379](/bulletins/10008191.md), 2004-07-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION ON COLD ENGINE TIP\-IN AND/OR HESITATION DURING A 5\-3 DOWNSHIFT. \*TT
- [17378](/bulletins/10008190.md), 2004-07-23, 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
- [17376](/bulletins/10008189.md), 2004-07-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LACKS POWER/RUNS ROUGH/BLACK SMOKE CONDITION. \*TT
- [17579](/bulletins/10008139.md), 2004-07-23, Service bulletin: SEATS. SEAT MATERIAL RIPPING AND/OR SEPARATING AT THE SEAMS. \*TT
- [17544](/bulletins/10008115.md), 2004-07-22, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERATOR NOISE IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. \*MJ
- [17647](/bulletins/10007416.md), 2004-06-22, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. PAINT PEELING AND/OR BUBBLING ON THE CENTER FINISH PANEL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. \*TT
- [031912](/bulletins/10007369.md), 2004-06-16, Service bulletin: STEERING. STEERING SHUDDER FELT WHEN TURNING, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR AT STOP. \*TT

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