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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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Bulletins, newest first
9831801999-09-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW 4R100 TRANSMISSION. *TT
9830741999-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH AXLE WIND-UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS. *TT
99127861999-09-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. INFORMATION REGARDING HARNESS CHAFING ISSUE. *TT
9960881999-09-08. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A GRUNT NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT
9951571999-09-08. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE. *TT
129051999-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AXLE WIND UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HI OR LOW RANGE MODE. *TT
64291999-09-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION ON REFILLING TISSUES FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE FACIAL TISSUE COMPARTMENT. *TT
63081999-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO HARNESS CHAFFING ISSUE. *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
99461999-09-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT THE RADIATOR. *TT
991041999-08-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0174, P1131, AND / OR P1151 MAY BE PRESENT WITH OR WITHOUT MISFIRE, ROLLING IDLE, ROUGH IDLE, ETC. *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
99981999-08-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXPERIENCING DRIFT / PULL TO THE RIGHT CONDITONS. *TT
99961999-08-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCING A DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, PRIMARILY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD ON VEHICLES WITH FORD QALITY REMANUFACTURED (FQR) 4R70W TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE UNITS WITH JULIAN BUILD BETWEEN 062-97 AND 040-99. *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
99881999-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS OR ERRATIC OR INSUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL. *TT
99861999-08-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OVERDRIVE (O/D) LIGHT FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0741 AND / OR P1740. *TT
99S091999-08-16. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL CABLE REPLACEMENT. *TT
9760111999-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
981181999-07-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EXPERIENCING AN AUDIBLE NOISE IN ENGINE.
981171999-07-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO171, PO174, P1131 AND / OR P1151 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
981101999-07-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
98181999-07-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
126241999-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION / LACK OF POWER ON RE-ACCELERATION AFTER DECELERATING FROM 45 - 65 MPH TO A SLOW ROLL CONDITION. *TT

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