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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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981261999-07-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT REGARDING LAMP OUTAGE MODULE HOUSING AND SURROUNDING PLASTIC COMPONENTS MELTED - EDDIE BAUER AND LIMITED EDITION MODELS EQUIPPED WITH MESSAGE CENTERS AND IMPROPERLY CONNECTED TOW WIRING KITS (VEHICLES BEING TOWED). *TT
981241999-07-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT REGARDING AN OVERHEATING CONDITION OCCURRING TO THE LAMP OUTAGE MODULE (LOM-2) WITH THE INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN AFTERMARKET TRAILER KITS THAT IMPROPERLY CONNECT TO THE TAIL AND BRAKE LAMPS CIRCUITS. *TT
981171999-07-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO171, PO174, P1131 AND / OR P1151 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
981121999-07-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING A NEW SERVICE CENTER SUPPORT THAT USES A THRUST BEARING (#3 AND #4) IN PLACE OF THRUST WASHERS HAS BEEN RELEASED. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
125711999-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). EXPERIENCING A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
982461999-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. *YC
9823231999-03-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACEMENT AND / OR REPAIRS ON ANY LOCK COMPONENT. *YC
9823101999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK
9820191999-03-03. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. CONCERNS WITH THE POWER SEAT CONTROL BUTTON ( KNOB ) MAY DETACH FROM THE SWITCH ACTUATOR. *YC
9820101999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
9825401999-02-24. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT. CONCERNS WITH BUILT-IN REAR CHILD SAFETY SEAT MAY NOT EASILY ACCOMMODATE SOME CHILDREN. *YC
9803241999-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS OF COLD ENGINE UPPER KNOCK / TICK. *YC
9803201999-02-23. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SYMPTOMS WITH THE GEAR DTC'S AND EXTENDED / DELAYED / NO SHIFT / FLASHING FAULT INDICATOR LAMP. *YC
9803191999-02-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CONCERNS WITH FALSE ABS ACTIVATION WHILE LIGHT BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. *YC
9803181999-02-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. CONDITIONS WITH AXLE WIND-UP ON TIGHT TURNS WITH CONTROL TRAC TRANSFER CASE. *YC
98731998-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINING / BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO. *TT
986101998-07-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A STALL AND/OR STUMBLE DURING A COLD ENGINE DECEL. *YC
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98891998-07-14. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. SOME CUSTOMERS NOTICE A GRINDING, WHINING, PULSING, OR FLUTTERING AT THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SPEEDS BELOW 19 KM/H (12 MPH). *YC
985A131998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC

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