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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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BC33639723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATE FOR THE ING GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC03179723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE WIND-UP IN "4-AUTO" MODE. *JD
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
BC00129723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CUSTOMERS REPORT INOPERABLE REMOTE ENTRY OR KEYLESS ENTRY FEATURE. *JD
971161997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSFER CASE- WATER INGESTION THROUGH VENT TUBE. *JD
BC10164970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. 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
BC10150970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. LAMP OUTAGE MODULE (LOM) ON THE 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
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
BC03249702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK/TICK NOISE. *JD
BC03179702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DRIVELINE WIND-UP IN "4-AUTO" MODE. *JD
BC02579702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. POWER LOCKS CYCLE BY THEMSELVES REMOVE EACH POWER LOCK SWITCH AND MEASURE THE OPEN RESISTANCE. *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
BC01909702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 10/1/96 MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH WRONG TEMP GAUGE SYSTEM PARTS. *JD
BC01849702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). PROCEDURE TO PURGE POTENTIAL WATER CONTAMINATION FROM TRANSFER CASE. *JD
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
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
9625111997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - 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
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

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