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Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Explorer

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.

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

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BC01339702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). REVISED VENT TUBE FOR 1995-97 EXPLORERS & MOUNTAINEERS WITH WATER INGESTION INTO TRANSFER CASE. *JD
BC00509702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. WHEN SERVICING THE LAMP OUTAGE MODULE (LOM) ON THE ABOVE VEHICLES PLEASE VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE HAS 1) AN AFTERMARKET KIT FOR TRAILER TOWING OR 2) AFTERMARKET KIT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED. *JD
BC00129702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. CUSTOMERS REPORT INOPERABLE REMOTE ENTRY OR KEYLESS ENTRY FEATURE. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A STATIC BUILD-UP ON THE SEAT THAT DAMAGES THE RAP MODULE. *JD
9626191997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE - 4.0L - TORQUE-TO-YIELD (TTY) CRANKSHAFT DAMPER BOLT. *TW
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962651997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *TW
9625241997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE - 4.0L - NEW TORQUE-TO-YIELD CONNECTING ROD FASTENERS. *TW
9625111997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9625101997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307 AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *TW
962521997-06-17. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. LOCKS - REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR ANY LOCK COMPONENT - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962261997-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING - COMPRESSOR FAILURE - INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT OIL. *TW
962251997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR - REPLACEMENT AS AN ASSEMBLY - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962231997-06-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. LONG CRANK - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE - VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/1/94 THROUGH 3/30/96 -STALL - AFTER STARTING WHEN ENGINE ALLOWED TO SOAK FROM 1-4 HOURS - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TW
962221997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962211997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *TW
9624171997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. NOISE - PINGING OR CREAKING FROM DRIVELINE WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO GEAR. *TW
9624161997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. VIBRATION - IN FLOOR PAN - AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) AND/OR STEADY HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70+ mph) - 5.0L VEHICLES WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) - EXPLORERS AND MOUNTAINEERS BUILT IN LOUISVILLE THROUGH 7/29/96 AND/OR ST. LOUIS THROUGH 8/12/96. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962461997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW
BC52389611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD IMPINGEMENT NOISE. *TW
BC52319611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VEHICLE LEAN. *TW
BC05349611081997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT DESIGN MAY CAUSE FLOORPAN VIBRATION WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WITH THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. *TW
BC05339611081997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIAGNOSING FAULTY ABS SENSORS. *TW
BC04819611131997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD IMPINGEMENT NOISE. *TW
BC03429611271997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WHEN A REAR HEGO (CMS) CONCERN IS NOTED, PLEASE CHECK THE REAR CMS HEGO FOR WIRE CHAFING/DAMAGE AND LOOSE HEGO WIRE. *TW

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