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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: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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125711999-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). EXPERIENCING A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *TT
58141999-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE TIPS FOR CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. *TT
99461999-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT RADIATOR. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
9823121999-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ISSUES REGAREDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ( DTCS ) P0705, P0708, P1704, AND / OR P1705 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY. *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
985141998-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. CONCERNS WITH A WHISTLING OR HISSING NOISE FROM THE MAIN CONTROL AREA OCCURING WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE AND / OR REVERSE ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
970902971831998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL). *YC
9711109723121998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. CONCERNS WITH "PINGING" OR "CREAKING" BEING HEARD FROM THE DRIVELINE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE, OR WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH. *YC
BC1059797051997-09-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. UPDATE INFORMATION FOR 1997 4R44E AND 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS - THERE ARE TWO (2) DIFFERENT SIZE DIRECT CLUTCH STEEL PLATES WHEN SERVICING 4R44E OR 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS. *TW
BC23019705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH A REDESIGNED LIP SEAL. *TW
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
973141997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). TRANSFER CASE- BINDING OR SHUDDER- DIAGNOSTICS- VEHICLES WITH 4.0L ENGINE- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC0317A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. DRIVELINE WIND-UP IN 4-AUTO MODE. *TW
BC10198972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. PERFORMING TSB 96-24-16, THE EXISTING TRANSFER CASE VIBRATION DAMPER SHOULD NOT BE ADAPTED AND REINSTALLED TO THE SERVICE REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASE.
BC34849723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. WHEN PERFORMING TSB 96-24-16, THE EXISTING TRANSFER CASE VIBRATION DAMPER SHOULD NOT BE ADAPTED AND REINSTALLED TO THE SERVICE REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASE. *JD
BC34419723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. AS OF 1/7/97 THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LOCK FEATURE TAG THAT WAS AFFIXED AROUND THE GEAR SELECTOR, HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR PRODUTION. *JD
BC03179723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE WIND-UP IN "4-AUTO" MODE. *JD
971161997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSFER CASE- WATER INGESTION THROUGH VENT TUBE. *JD
BC10127970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). REVISED VENT TUBE FOR VEHICLES WITH WATER INGESTION INTO TRANSFER CASE. *JD
BC10112970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). 4.0L OHV/SOHC 4X4 EXPLORERS WITH TRANSFER CASE BIND OR SHUDDER. *JD
BC03179702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DRIVELINE WIND-UP IN "4-AUTO" MODE. *JD
BC02259702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. BINDING/AXLE WIND-UP AT LOW SPEED. *JD
BC02069702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). TRANSFER CASE BIND OR SHUDDER. *JD

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