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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| 99139 | 1999-08-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT |
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| 99104 | 1999-08-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0174, P1131, AND / OR P1151 MAY BE PRESENT WITH OR WITHOUT MISFIRE, ROLLING IDLE, ROUGH IDLE, ETC. *TT |
| 99129 | 1999-08-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINE / BUZZ TYPE NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO ON VEHICLES WITH AN IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *TT |
| 9996 | 1999-08-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCING A DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, PRIMARILY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD ON VEHICLES WITH FORD QALITY REMANUFACTURED (FQR) 4R70W TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE UNITS WITH JULIAN BUILD BETWEEN 062-97 AND 040-99. *TT |
| 99816 | 1999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT |
| 9988 | 1999-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS OR ERRATIC OR INSUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL. *TT |
| 98R03 | 1999-08-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). SAFETY RECALL LETTER INFORMING OWNERS OF MODIFICATION TO THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM. *TT |
| 98R03 | 1999-08-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) TUBE MODIFICATION. *TT |
| 99S09 | 1999-08-16. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL CABLE REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 976011 | 1999-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT |
| 98126 | 1999-07-13. 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 |
| 98124 | 1999-07-13. 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 |
| 98118 | 1999-07-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EXPERIENCING AN AUDIBLE NOISE IN ENGINE. |
| 98117 | 1999-07-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO171, PO174, P1131 AND / OR P1151 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT |
| 98113 | 1999-07-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO RED RUST STAINS ON THE EDGES OF THE BUMPER CENTER VENT AND FOG LAMP OPENINGS. *TT |
| 98112 | 1999-07-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING A NEW SERVICE CENTER SUPPORT THAT USES A THRUST BEARING (#3 AND #4) IN PLACE OF THRUST WASHERS HAS BEEN RELEASED. *TT |
| 9814 | 1999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT |
| 12624 | 1999-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION / LACK OF POWER ON RE-ACCELERATION AFTER DECELERATING FROM 45 - 65 MPH TO A SLOW ROLL CONDITION. *TT |
| 12571 | 1999-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). EXPERIENCING A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *TT |
| 5852 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. VEHICLES EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG LIGHT WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1924. *TT |
| 5814 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE TIPS FOR CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. *TT |
| 5652 | 1999-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. COMPLAINTS THAT THE IN-DASH CD STOPS OPERATING WHEN HOT. *TT |
| 9946 | 1999-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT RADIATOR. *TT |
| 9943 | 1999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT |
| 98246 | 1999-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. *YC |
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