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Service bulletins for the 1998 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.

352 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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74712000-05-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. *TT
65592000-05-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING RADIATOR HOSE CLAMP FOR SERVICE. *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
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
71472000-03-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A DIESEL AND / OR MARBLES IN A TIN CAN RATTLE. *TT
71382000-03-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION WHEN SERVICING THE 4.0L SOHC SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. *TT
132702000-03-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES WITH THE 4.0L OHV ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A DIESEL AND / OR MARBLES IN A TIN CAN RATTLE. *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
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
131102000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING 4.0L OHV ENGINE-MARBLE TYPE NOISE. *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
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
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
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
9968841999-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A "DIESEL AND / OR MARBELS IN A TIN CAN RATTLE" ON VEHICLES WITH A 4.OL OVH ENGINE. *TT
98109301999-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR MAIN CRANKSHAFT SEAL. *TT
62951999-09-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT NOISE. *TT
998161999-08-19. 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

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