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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: Wiring and fuses are shown. Show all

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98-48172001-01-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SOME 1997-1998 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER/EXPEDITION OR NAVIGATOR VEHICLES WITH 4-WD 4X4 SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT BOTH
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
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
BC00509723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WHEN SERVICING THE LAMP OUTAGE MODULE (LOM) ON A VEHICLE 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
962461997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *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.