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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
151192001-11-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. INFORMATION REGARDING MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PART NUMBER CLARIFICATION. *SLC
011572001-10-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *SLC
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
150222001-10-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CONCERNS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LAMP IS ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1230, C1229, OR C1237. *TT
149852001-10-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT AFTER JULY 24,2000 MAY EXHIBIT A NO CRANK CONDITION AND A COMMUNICATION CONCERN WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *TT
011142001-10-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT AXLE AREA OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM 16 TO 64 KM/H (10 TO 40 MPH). *TT
151062001-09-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (4WABS) LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1342 (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE) IN SELF TEST. *TT
150982001-09-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION ON ACCELERATION OR WHILE TURNING. *TT
150962001-09-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X2 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR AXLE WHINE. *TT
150932001-09-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. EXHIBITING DRIVABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (GROSS LEAK DETECTED). *TT
150802001-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME VEHICLES WITH FEWER THAN 10,000 MILES MAY EXHIBIT GREASE OOZING FROM THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT. *TT
150702001-09-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WITH FLAKING OR PEELING OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PULL HANDLE PAINT ON VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JULY 24, 2000. *TT
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
144302001-08-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2607 (MODULE CONFIGURATION MISMATCH) PRESENT. *TT
144692001-08-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. CERTAIN 4X4S EXHIBITING A CONSISTENT SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. OCCURS WITH LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AND GOES AWAY WITH MORE PRESSURE. *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
144512001-08-08. 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 (DTC) P0351, P0352, P0353 AND / OR P0354 IN SELF TEST WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS PRESENT. *TT
144252001-08-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. SUBJECT REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY. *TT
144072001-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES BUILT ON OR AFTER 7/24/2000 MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF HEAT AND / OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH D%TC P0125, DUE TO THE THERMOSTAT STICKING OPEN. *TT
143062001-08-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OR ALL POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE, ALL OR ONE OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE OR ALLTHE POWER DOOR LOCKS CYCLING UN-COMMANDED. *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
142052001-08-07. Service bulletin. TIRES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE P235 / 75R15 WILDERNESS HT TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, DUE TO TIRES SLIPPING ON THE WHEELS AND CHANGING INDEX POSITION. *TT
14002001-07-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NIBBLE OR VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING LOW SPEED / PARKING LOT TYPE STEERING MANEUVERS. *TT
139952001-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; 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. THIS HIGHER BASE IDLE STRAGETY IS NOW USED DURING PLANT / TRANSPORTATION OPERATION TO PREVENT SPARK PLUG FOULING. *TT
149332001-07-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (4WABS) LAMP ILLUMINATED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1342 (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE) IN SELF TEST. *TT

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