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Service bulletins for the 2001 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.

219 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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011372001-09-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4R70W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A CLUNK NOISE DURING THE 2-1 DOWNSHIFT EVENT. *TT
144672001-08-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. CONCERNS WITH TRANSFER CASE RATTLING, RINGING, RUSTLE OR METALLIC LIKE SOUND(S) WHILE DRIVING IN 4X2 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
142062001-08-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME 4X2 VEHICLES EQUIPPED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING SEALS TO LEAK OR THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING TO SPIN. *TT
01B752001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON SOME U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 4X4 VEHICLES, AN INCORRECT BOLT AND WASHER MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED IN THE FRONT AXLE. IF THE CORRECT BOLT AND WASHER WERE INSTALLED, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR IT TO BECOME LOOSE AND FALL OUT, CAUSING LOUD NOISES AND VIBRATION UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
01B752001-06-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. FIELD ACTION FOR CERTAIN USPS VEHICLES BUILT WITH INCORRECT FRONT AXLE TO FRAME HORIZONTAL BOLTS. *TT
014112001-05-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. HIGH-PITCHED FRONT AXLE SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM 16 TO 64 KM/H (10 TO 40 MPH). *TT
148472001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHBIT FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT
148332001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X2 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR AXLE WHINE. *TT
148192001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLUID LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT
01862001-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON SOME VEHICLES, INCLUDING SPORT AND SPORT TRAC, THE FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM THE VENT TUBE. *TT
145862001-04-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME 4.0L VEHICLES WITH A4WD BUILT PRIOR TO 9/13/99 MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / PULSATION AT 0-45 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION IN 4 AUTO MODE WHICH MAY CHARACTERISTIC WITH THE CONTROL TRAC 4X4 SYSTEM. *JB
00B582001-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SUBJECT REGARDING OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM RECOMMENDING THAT CUSTOMERS RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO HAVE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) UPDATED WITH A REVISED CALIBRATION THAT WILL MAINTAIN VEHICLE TOP SPEED WITHIN THE INTENDED DESIGN LEVEL. *TT
144672001-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLING, RINGING, RUSTLE OR METALLIC LIKE SOUND(S) WHILE DRIVING IN 4X2 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
0023102001-03-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. *TT
140562000-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION OIL SEAL AREA. **MR
85122000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION OIL SEAL AREA. **MR
140112000-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME 2000 AND 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE REAR AXLE PINION OIL SEAL. *TT
84232000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE REAR AXLE PINION OIL SEAL. *TT

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