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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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Bulletins, newest first
140902000-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / NO START CONDITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. *TT
85792000-08-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REPETITIVE THUMP / KNOCK NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHICH IS PROPORTIONAL TO WHEEL SPEED WHEN BRAKING. *TT
140612000-07-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY COME IN FOR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0171 AND/OR P0174 IN SELF TEST. **MR
140732000-07-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LEFT FRONT BRAKE THUMP NOISE. **MR
140622000-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK DUE TO A BROKEN CONSTANT TENSION CLAMP. **MR
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
85612000-07-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REPETITIVE KNOCK/ THUMP NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHICH IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE WHEEL SPEED WHEN BRAKING. **MR
85342000-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK DUE TO A BROKEN CONSTANT TENSION CLAMP. **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
83992000-07-26. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A NIBBLE OR VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE STIRRING WHEEL DURING LOW SPEED/ PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS. **MR
81612000-07-26. Service bulletin. WHEELS. INFORMATION REGARDING REQUIRED WHEEL BALANCE SERVICE. **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
138212000-06-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICLES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY. *MJS
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
83812000-06-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1200-1400 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT
82352000-06-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING BONUS EDSR AWARD POINTS. *TT
139162000-06-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR POWER BACKLITE WINDOW BEING INOPERATIVE. *TT
81612000-06-07. Service bulletin. WHEELS. INFORMATION ON NEW STYLE WHEEL WEIGHT - 16 INCH ALUMINUM WHEELS FOR 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. *TT
80472000-06-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. BRIEF INFORMATION STATING THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY AND CAN ONLY BE TOWED WITH ALL 4 WHEELS OFF OF THE GROUND. *TT

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