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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
011102001-04-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
0101102001-04-03. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 STORED IN MEMORY. *JB
146172001-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO BROKEN THERMOSTAT. *JB
145972001-04-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ABS LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2607 (MODULE CONFIGURATION MISMATCH) PRESENT. *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
145832001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH BROKEN THERMOSTATS ON ENGINES. *JB
145602001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE START UP TIMING CHAIN NOISE. *JB
145552001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE TICKING SOUND/NOISE. *JB
145542001-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4R70W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT THE TCIL ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0741 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OR STUCK OFF) IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *JB
145852001-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DO NOT HAVE NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY AND CAN ONLY BE TOWED WITH ALL 4 WHEELS OFF THE GROUND. *TT
145842001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FLEX FUEL VECHICLE OIL AND FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS. *JB
145622001-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING PATS CHANGE. *RC
145412001-03-14. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1994 AND / OR B1998 IN SELF TEST. *TT
145352001-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A ROLLING IDLE AND / OR AC CYCLING AT IDLE AND / OR AC LACK OF COOLING AT IDLE CONDITION. *TT
00M122001-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING OWNER NOTIFICATION SUPPLLEMENTAL PROGRAM FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES - CAMSHAFT CHAIN TENSIONER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *TT
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
0024052001-03-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0351 THROUGH P0354 POSSIBLE WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS PRESENT. *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
144512001-03-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ON WITH POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0351, P0352, P0353 AND / OR P0354 IN SELF TEST WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS PRESENT. *TT
002452001-03-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0351 THROUGH P0354 POSSIBLE WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS PRESENT. *TT
00M122001-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR THE 4.0L SOHC CAMSHAFT CHAIN TENSIONER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *TT
142052000-09-21. Service bulletin. TIRES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE P235 / 75R15 WILDERNESS HT TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. *TT
141982000-09-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE FRONT LOWER DOOR HINGE(S) WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOORS. *TT
141922000-09-20. Service bulletin. STEERING. EXPERIENCING A NIBBLE OR VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING LOW SPEED / PARKING LOT TYPE STEERING MANEUVERS. *TT

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