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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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02852002-12-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (EATC) BLOWS COLD AIR FROM THE FLOOR DUCTS ON VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 9/30/2000 ONLY. *TT
002132001-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT REGARDING CLIMATE CONTROL - EATC - BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL SERVICE TIPS. *JB
00L092001-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO SUPPLEMENTAL TIRE INFLATION LABEL. *JB
00E112001-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SERVICE ACTION BULLETIN REGARDING ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM UPGRADE. *TT
9803212001-02-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. PATS KEY PROGRAMMING. *AK
51332001-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL MEDIA (AM / FM CASS / CD) RADIO MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIO CONCERN OF NO DISPLAY OR GRAPHICS. *TT
129972000-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW A/C PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT
125182000-11-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CONCERNS WITH THE IN-DASH CD STOPS OPERATING WHEN HOT / RADIO DISPLAY READS CD TOO HOT. *TT
9851332000-06-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL MEDIA (AM/FM/CASS/CD) RADIO MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIO CONCERN OF NO DISPLAY OR GRAPHICS. *TT
121272000-06-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL MEDIA (AM/FM/CASS/CD) RADIO MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIO CONCERN OF NO DISPLAY OR GRAPHICS. *MJS
81642000-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON 5R55E - 4R55E - 4R44E PUMP ALIGNMENT TOOLS. *TT
81492000-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. SUBJECT REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW INOPERATIVE AFTER GEM REPLACEMENT. *TT
66922000-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW AIR CONDITIONER PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT
981652000-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. EVAPORATOR CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO DRIP ON TO PASSENGER FLOOR. YD
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
132232000-03-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION REGARDING MANUAL A/C SYSTEM- BLOWER WORKS IN HIGH SETTING ONLY. *MJS
132222000-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW KIT AVAILABLE. *MJS
70842000-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT ON MANUAL A/C SYSTEM-BLOWER WORKS IN HIGH SETTING ONLY. *MJS
70832000-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW KIT AVAILABILITY. *MJS
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
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
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
991291999-08-24. 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
99881999-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS OR ERRATIC OR INSUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL. *TT
125731999-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. INFORMATION REGARDING THE AUDIO SYSTEM SELECTIVE LIGHTING FEATURE. *TT

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