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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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981652000-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. EVAPORATOR CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO DRIP ON TO PASSENGER FLOOR. YD
9816132000-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AT RADIATOR. YD
134262000-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXHIBITING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS. *TT
134242000-04-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL ANTI LOCK BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT WHEEL SPEED PARAMETER IDENTIFICATIONS WHICH READ N/A IMMEDIATELY OR ABOVE 7 MPH. *TT
134152000-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. EXHIBITING A SQUEAK TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR STABILIZER BAR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *TT
134122000-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE STORED IN THE GEM. *TT
133882000-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. VEHICLES EQUIPPED THE NEUTRAL TOW FEATURE, BE AWARE THAT WHEN THE NEUTRAL TOW FEATURE IS ENABLED AND THE CUSTOMER PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL MODE, THE NEUTRAL TOW INDICATOR WILL GO OUT WHEN THE GEM GOES TO SLEEP. *TT
73162000-04-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL. *TT
9815142000-04-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A VEHICLE VIBRATES DURING A HOT OR COLD IDLE CONDITION.
9815122000-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. A DIRECT REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY. AK
981632000-03-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LOCKS FAILED. YD
72702000-03-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / MOAN / BOOM AT IDLE. *TT
71382000-03-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION WHEN SERVICING THE 4.0L SOHC SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. *TT
132602000-03-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE TIPS INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ASSIST WHEN SERVICING VEHICLES WITH SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. *TT
132222000-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW KIT AVAILABLE. *MJS
132182000-03-21. Service bulletin. SEATS. INFORMATION REGARDING SEAT THAT WILLL NOT MOVE FORWARD. *MJS
131802000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL CHART. *MJS
131772000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING 4.0L SOHC ENGINE REPAIR PROCEDURE UPDATE. *MJS
131722000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING SOHC ENGINE NOISE (CAM CHAIN NOISE). *MJS
131712000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING 4.0L SOHC ENGINE NOISE (CAM CHAIN NOISE). *MJS
131702000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING 4.0 L SOHC CAMSHAFT BOLT TORQUE. *MJS
70832000-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW KIT AVAILABILITY. *MJS
70792000-03-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. INFORMATION REGARDING SEAT THAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. *MJS
69972000-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME SERVICE MANUALS MAY LIST THE INCORRECT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS ENGINE SIZES. *TT
69932000-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING 4.0L SOHC ENGINE REPAIR PROCEDURE UPDATE. *TT

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