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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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69872000-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE NOISE(CAM CHAIN NOISE). *TT
69862000-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING 4.0L SOHC CAMSHAFT BOLT TORQUE. *TT
69802000-03-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE PO420. *TT
69262000-03-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING THE ENGINE HOTLINE PHONE NUMBERS FOR 1997 - 2000 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. *TT
992422000-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *TT
992382000-03-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. A TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATION AND / OR A KNOCKING / THUMPING NOISE MAY BE AUDIBLE INTHE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
992342000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT
991962000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
991852000-03-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 3/15/1997 AND 12/31/1998 AND WITH 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXPERIENCE DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0782 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
992232000-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A NO START CONDITION WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE VEHICLE IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION AND LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL MAY OCCUR. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
992062000-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS WITH BURNING ODOR OR SMOKE, AND / OR RUSTLING NOISE WHILE BLOWER MOTOR IS ON. *TT
992032000-02-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE FRONT BUMPER BRACKET. *TT
99130351999-12-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A NO START CONDITION WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE VEHICLE IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION AND LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. *TT
9967771999-12-02. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOOT(S). *TT
991561999-12-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BURNING ODOR OR SMOKE, AND / OR RUSTLING NOISE OCCURING WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR IS RUNNING IF LEAVES OR FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERS THE BLOWER CASE. *TT
991421999-11-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES WITH A4WD TRANSMISSION AND 4.0L ENGINE MAY HAVE THE 4X4 INDICATOR LAMPS FLASHING. *TT
9831091999-09-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINES ADDED TO THE FQR (FORD QUALITY RENEWAL) ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. *TT
9830741999-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH AXLE WIND-UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS. *TT
9951571999-09-08. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE. *TT
129051999-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AXLE WIND UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HI OR LOW RANGE MODE. *TT
64291999-09-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION ON REFILLING TISSUES FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE FACIAL TISSUE COMPARTMENT. *TT
0601991999-09-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF AN INTERMITTENT STUMBLE / BUCK / JERK AT 38 MPH WHILE IN HIGH GEAR AND AT VERY LIGHT THROTTLE APPLICATION. *TT
99461999-09-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT THE RADIATOR. *TT

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