Service bulletins for the 1999 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.
416 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 9987 | 2001-01-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HARSH DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 1ST GEAR WHILE STOPPING; HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP; AND / OR LACK OF POWER AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP. *TT |
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| 12289 | 2001-01-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK CONCERN FROM THE MOONROOF. *TT |
| 12230 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 12227 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 12212 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL TRAVEL / NOTE DIGITAL VOICE MEMO RECORDER. *TT |
| 12197 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/12/98 UNTIL 11/19/98 EQUIPPED WITH KEYLESS ENTRY AND PATS MAY EXHIBIT THE ALARM OPERATING PREMATURELY. *TT |
| 5373 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK CONCERN FROM THE MOONROOF. *TT |
| 5297 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL TRAVEL / NOTE DIGITAL VOICE MEMO RECORDER. *TT |
| 5249 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. *TT |
| 5242 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/12/98 UNTIL 11/19/98 EQUIPPED WITH KEYLESS ENTRY AND PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY EXHIBIT THE ALARM OPERATING PREMATURELY. *TT |
| 5133 | 2001-01-13. 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 |
| 99152 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT |
| 991210 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. *TT |
| 99111 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) CONCERNS. *TT |
| 99-8-15 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 12997 | 2000-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW A/C PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT |
| 6582 | 2000-12-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATION WITHOUT COMMAND. *TT |
| 12924 | 2000-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE RADIATOR HOSE CLAMP REPLACEMENT DURING NORMAL VEHICLE SERVICE. *TT |
| 13581 | 2000-11-29. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH SIDE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 IN SELF TEST. *TT |
| 13512 | 2000-11-29. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW IS INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 13505 | 2000-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. ALL 4X4 VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ONTHE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT |
| 13465 | 2000-11-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING CLEAN AIR TUBE RETAINING CLAMPS / THROTTLE BODY CAM. *TT |
| 13404 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL. *TT |
| 13335 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT HESITATION ON ACCELERATION DURING ENGINE WARM UP. *TT |
| 13334 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION ON ACCELERATION DURING ENGINE WARM UP. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.