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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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9820101999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
982031999-03-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH ADHENSIVES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *YC
9821221999-03-01. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THE THROTTLE STUCK AT IDLE ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
982111999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING A NOISE AND VIBRATION DURING IDLE.
9825151999-03-01. Service bulletin. SEATS. CONDITIONS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BACK LEVER BENT. *YC
9825111999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SERVICE TIPS ON COMPOSITE FUEL RAIL. *YC
982591999-03-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VINYL COVERED ITEMS SUCH AS DASH PANELS, DOOR TRIM PANELS, CONSOLES, ETC., MAY EXHIBIT A SMALL DENT, SCUFF, ABRASION AND/ OR DISCOLORATION RESULTING FROM ASSEMBLY, TRANSIT, DEALER PREP AND/OR CUSTOMER USAGE. *YC
9827321999-02-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE. BRIEF INFORMATION ON PERFORMING THE FUEL ECONOMY TEST. *YC
9827201999-02-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONDITIONS CONCERNING ROOF RACK TAP PLATES. *YC
9825501999-02-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING SOME VEHICLES WITH WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACKS. *YC
9825401999-02-24. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT. CONCERNS WITH BUILT-IN REAR CHILD SAFETY SEAT MAY NOT EASILY ACCOMMODATE SOME CHILDREN. *YC
9803131999-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING IDLE VIBRATION / EXHAUST BOOM. *YC
98731998-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINING / BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO. *TT
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
985141998-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. CONCERNS WITH A WHISTLING OR HISSING NOISE FROM THE MAIN CONTROL AREA OCCURING WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE AND / OR REVERSE ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
984211998-07-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. EXHIBITING A SQUEAKING / CREAKING NOISE HEARD FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE TURNING OR DURING ANY BODY FLEXING. *TT
984121998-07-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE 4R70W TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN SOME VEHICLES WILL HAVE AN ORANGE
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98441998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING THE TEXTURE OF THE OEM ANTI-CHIP STONE ABRASION MATERIAL TO RPAIR MATERIALS WHEN SERVICING. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
985A301998-06-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ( ABS ) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE ON DECELERATION. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
980216983111998-05-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DRIFT/PULL, SHOW SIGNS OF TIRE WEAR, OR EXHIBIT POOR RIDE QUALITY. *YC
98331998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC

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