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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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985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
980216983111998-05-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DRIFT/PULL, SHOW SIGNS OF TIRE WEAR, OR EXHIBIT POOR RIDE QUALITY. *YC
98331998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC
98311998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC
970902971891998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A "THUMPING" NOISE OR TEMPEATURE GAUGE FLUCTATION WITH SOME VEHICLES. *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
970501106341997-10-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF BROKEN LIFTGATE GLASS. *YC
970501106131997-10-30. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. WHEN PERFORMING TSB 97-4-9, DO NOT USE A BAFFLE TO CORRECT HTE ISSUE, USE THE REVISED AXLE COVER PLATE. *TW
970501106111997-10-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CENTER CONSOLE SQUEAK. *TW
BC1060497051997-09-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 4/14/97 NO LONGER HAVE A REAR WASHER BOTTLE - REDESIGNED FRONT WASHER BOTTLE WILL SERVICE THE FRONT AND REAR WASHERS. *TW
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
BC1058297051997-09-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SOME RUNNING BOARD PADS MAY BE WARPED. *TW
BC1057897051997-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLES WITH DTC P0402 IN MEMORY ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. *TW
BC1056097051997-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SHUDDER/BIND IN TURNS WHILE IN 4X4 AUTO MODE. *TW
BC30929705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING REAR CRANKSHAFT OIL LEAKS. *TW
BC24429705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LIFTGATE LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN ACTUATED BY THE POWER SWITCHES. *TW
BC24409705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 1997 4.0L SOHC 4X4 EXPLORERS AND 1997 5.0L AWD EXPLORERS/MOUNTAINEERS SHOULD NOT BE EQUIPPED WITH A VIBRATION DAMPER ON THE TRANSFER CASE. *TW
BC23849705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. LIFTGATE LOCK CONCERNS ON VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 12/96. *TW
BC23839705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SERVICE FIX FOR VEHICLES WHICH EXHIBIT SHUDDER/BIND IN TURNS WHILE IN 4X4 MODE.
BC23139705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MAY 1997 GEM SOFTWARE HAS ERRORS - JUNE SOFTWARE IS CORRECT. *TW
BC23069705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SOME RUNNING BOARD PADS MAY WARPED. *TW
BC23029705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. DTC P0402 IN MEMORY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING. *TW
BC23019705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH A REDESIGNED LIP SEAL. *TW

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