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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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012462002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT
153832002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT NO CRANK CONDITION AND NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE POWERTRAIN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER WITH THE WDS/NGS DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. *TT
153812002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE LOSS OR REDUCTION IN POWER CONDITION ON DECELERATION, BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART. *TT
153782002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 4.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE FLUTTER NOISE. *TT
153582002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE QUITTING DURING DECELERATION. *TT
152902002-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 4.0L SOHC MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE OIL LEAK CONDITION, COMING FROM THE OIL PAN OR LADDER FRAME AREA. *TT
152862002-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT NO CRANK CONDITION AND NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE POWERTRAIN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER (PTEC) WITH THE WDS / NGS DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. *TT
155402002-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE WIND NOISE.*YH
155312002-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE QUITTING ON DECELERATION/STOPPING.*YD
155192002-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCED A STRONG SULPHUR ODOR DURING CERTAIN DRIVE MODES.*YD
02142002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. *TT
012052002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT
152102001-11-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SULPHUR SMELL FROMTHE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHILE OPERATING UNDER CERTAIN DRIVE MODES RELATED TO CALIBRATION. *TT
149832001-10-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SULPHUR SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHILE OEPRATING UNDER DRIVE MODES. *TT
150582001-09-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A TICK NOISE WHILE AT IDLE IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. *TT
147262001-05-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALLEY STUFFER BAG. *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

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