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Service bulletins for the 2002 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.

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

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072122008-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 1997-2008 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, OR 6.8L 2V ENGINE--SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR PROCEDURE--NOT COVERED UNDER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. *NJ THIS INCLUDES F-53 MOTORHOME CHASSIS. UPDATED 2/23/10. *PE
05N042006-01-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM 05N04 - EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS PROGRAM IS BEING PROVIDED AS A SETTLEMENT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE ALL-COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO 7 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY START DATE OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF MILES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. *TT
0416012006-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
185722005-12-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. NO START/HARD START N HOT SOAK RESTART. *TT
0513132005-10-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HARD START/NO START CONDITION DURING COLD AMBEINT TEMPERATURES AFTER SHORT HOT SOAK PERIOD-4.0L ENGINE. *SC
022162005-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXCESSIVE SULFUR SMELL FROM EXHAUST. *EH
0314042005-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR RUNNING - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. TO INCLUDE VARIOUS 2005 MODELS. * AR THIS ARTICLE 04161 SUPERSEDES TSB 03-14-04.
0208012005-01-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. RATTLE NOISE FROM PRIMARY CHAIN DRIVE AREA 2000-3000 RPM - 4.0L SOHC ENGINE. *TT
032562004-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE-ROMEO BUILT 4.6L 2V-TICK NOISE FROM ENGINE-ENGINES BUILT BEFORE 9/17/2003. *MJ
177352004-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. BELT SLIPPAGE. *TT
173792004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION ON COLD ENGINE TIP-IN AND/OR HESITATION DURING A 5-3 DOWNSHIFT. *TT
173782004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENT ENGINE DRIVEABILITY ISSUES. VEHCLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUILT BETWEEN 03/04/2002 AND 12/01/2002. *TT
173762004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LACKS POWER/RUNS ROUGH/BLACK SMOKE CONDITION. *TT
175442004-07-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERATOR NOISE IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *MJ
02M012004-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 02M01 SUPPLEMENT #4. CERTAIN FORD 2000 THROUGH 2003 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TUBE-MOUNTED EGR PRESSURE SENSOR - ADDITIONAL EGR PRESSURE SENSOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TT SUPPLEMENT #3. *MJ SUPPLEMENT #6. *TT
165082004-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VIBRATION CONDITION. CONTACT REQUEST ST. LOUIS REGION. OASIS. *TT
171982003-11-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. WEAR-THROUGH CONDITION ON THE ABRASION SLEEVE OF THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING ACCUMULATOR OR TRANSMISSION FLUID DIPSTICK. *TT
171672003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH 3.0L OR 4.0L ENGINES LACKS POWER/RUNS ROUGH/BLACK SMOKE. 2004 SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
171632003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. EXCESSIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN NOISE. *TT
169682003-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS DUE TO CALIBRATION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L SOHC ENGINE. IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE REPLACEMENT FOR THESE SYMPTOMS IS TYPICALLY NOT EFFECTIVE. *TT
031442003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION WITH COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS MAY BE MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED USING THE OPTIONAL WORLDWIDE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (WDS) COIL ON PLUG (COP) KIT. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
170692003-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH/ROLLING IDLE OR HESITATION AFTER FIRST STARTUP OR A ROUGH/ROLLING ENGINE SPEED WHEN RETURNING TO IDLE AFTER A SHORT TRIP. *TT
170552003-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LACKS POWER / BLACK SMOKE / RUNS ROUGH, USUALLY WITH NO MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
170492003-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE / ENGINE SHAKE. *TT
031642003-10-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L 2V ENGINE, WITH AN ENGINE BUILD DATE PRIOR TO 8/29/03 MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE TICK NOISE THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TEMPERATURES DURING IDLE. 2004 MODELS INCLUDED. *TT

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