Service bulletins for the 1997 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.
370 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler are shown. Show all
| BC1019597230 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXHAUST NOISE HEARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MOST PRESENT A TIP-IN A ND CRUISE AFTER SSM 5238 HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *JD |
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| BC1019297230 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION AT 3800-5000 RPM WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. *JD |
| BC3494972301 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VARIOUS VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION AT 3800-5000 RPM WHEN ENGINE IS WARM- TO FIX, REMOVE EXISTING MUFFLER AND REPLACE WITH SAME PART. *JD |
| BC3481972301 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXHAUST NOISE HEARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MOST PRESENT AT TIP-IN A ND CRUISE AFTER SSM 5238 HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *JD |
| BC5238961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD IMPINGEMENT NOISE. *TW |
| BC0481961113 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD IMPINGEMENT NOISE. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.