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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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149072001-07-20. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REGISTERING LOW OR NO OIL PRESSURE USUALLY ON INITIAL START-UP AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF COLD SOAK. *TT
148712001-07-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (GROSS LEAK DETECTED). *TT
148992001-07-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INFORMATION REGARDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE CONFIGURATION. *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
147722001-06-01. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONSISTENT SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TT
01542001-05-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) ACCOMPANIED BY A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0741 AND IN SOME CASES P1728. *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
148682001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PRIMARY CHAIN RATTLE NOISE (SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS A SPARK KNOCK-TYPE NOISE). *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
148322001-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE HORN SWITCH STICKING AFTER IT IS DEPRESSED. *TT
148232001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PRIMARY CHAIN RATTLE NOISE BETWEEN 2000 - 3000 RPM (SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS A SPARK KNOCK-TYPE NOISE). *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
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
01612001-05-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ON SOME SPORT AND SPORT TRAC VEHICLES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2607 MAY OR MAY NOT BE SET IN THE ABS MODULE. *TT
143842001-04-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 IN SELF TEST. *JB
143712001-04-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUBJECT REGARDING POP / CREAK NOISE FROM THE REAR UNDERBODY WHILE DRIVING. *JB
143452001-04-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REGISTERING LOW OR NO OIL PRESSURE USUALLY ON INITIAL STRT-UP AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF COLD SOAK. *JB
143522001-04-18. Service bulletin. SEATS. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO RIGHT FRONT SEAT MOVEMENT AFTER REAR ACCESS. *JB
002132001-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT REGARDING CLIMATE CONTROL - EATC - BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL SERVICE TIPS. *JB
002012001-04-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HESITATION ON ACCELERATION OR WHILE TURNING. *JB
00L092001-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO SUPPLEMENTAL TIRE INFLATION LABEL. *JB
001432001-04-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT REGARDING VIBRATION, SHAKE, RESONANCE NOISE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 72 KM/H (45MPH). *JB

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