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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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126101999-06-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INFORMATION ON REPLACING A FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HUC). *TT
125831999-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. *TT
125731999-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. INFORMATION REGARDING THE AUDIO SYSTEM SELECTIVE LIGHTING FEATURE. *TT
125711999-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). EXPERIENCING A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *TT
125541999-06-07. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUBJECT REGARDING REVOLUTIONS PER MILE TIRE SIZE DATA. *TT
125001999-06-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. ON SOME VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 1/22/99 THE REAR WIPER BLADE MAY FLIP OVER WHEN RAN THROUGH SOFT CLOTH STYLE CAR WASHES. *TT
58521999-06-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. VEHICLES EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG LIGHT WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1924. *TT
58451999-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP / TRACTION-LOCK REAR AXLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHATTER NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT
58141999-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE TIPS FOR CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. *TT
58121999-06-04. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. CONCERNS WITH POWER STEERING MAKING A GRUNTING / GROANING NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT
57991999-06-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. COMPLAINTS THAT THE REAR WIPER BLADE FLIPS OVER. *TT
57051999-06-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLE EXHIBITING MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) RELATED SYMPTOMS. *TT
56521999-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. COMPLAINTS THAT THE IN-DASH CD STOPS OPERATING WHEN HOT. *TT
55061999-06-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL / WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
99461999-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT RADIATOR. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
982031999-04-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ADHESIVES USED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *TT
982461999-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. *YC
982411999-03-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS ON PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ( PATS ). *YC
9823231999-03-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACEMENT AND / OR REPAIRS ON ANY LOCK COMPONENT. *YC
9823201999-03-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES WITH A VERY LOW ODOMETER READING MAY EXPERIENCE A LACK TEMPERATURE CONTROL. *YC
9823121999-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ISSUES REGAREDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ( DTCS ) P0705, P0708, P1704, AND / OR P1705 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY. *YC
9823101999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK
982381999-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONDENSATE MAY LEAK ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
9820191999-03-03. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. CONCERNS WITH THE POWER SEAT CONTROL BUTTON ( KNOB ) MAY DETACH FROM THE SWITCH ACTUATOR. *YC

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