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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Only bulletins with component: Steering are shown. Show all
| 0427 | 2005-12-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS - 4.0L ENGINE. *TT |
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| 16427 | 2004-07-28. Service bulletin. STEERING. LOW SPEED OR STATIONARY NOISE/VIBRATION AT LOWER STEERING SHAFT AREA WHEN TURNING. *MJ |
| 031912 | 2004-06-16. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING SHUDDER FELT WHEN TURNING, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR AT STOP. *TT |
| 17254 | 2004-01-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. CLICKING/POPPING NOISE FROM UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING. 2004 E SERIES AND EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ALSO INCLUDED. *TT |
| 031912 | 2003-11-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT |
| 15906 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON POWER STEERING LEAK CONDITION. *TT |
| 15899 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. SUBJECT REGARDING THEFT LIGHT RELOCATION. *TT |
| 15769 | 2002-11-26. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF STEERING WHEEL LEATHER PEELING. *TT |
| 16040 | 2002-11-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. EXPERIENCING A CLICKING / POPPING NOISE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT |
| 15647 | 2002-04-19. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V6 ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING RATTLE NOISE WHICH MAY BE HEARD AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. *TT |
| 15408 | 2002-04-17. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DUAL AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (DATC) MAY EXHIBIT INOPERATIVE REDUNDANT STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (RSWC). *TT |
| 15580 | 2002-04-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME 4 DOOR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING COLUMN RATTLE AT SPEEDS OF 10-20 MPH ON UNEVEN SURFACES. *TT |
| 15017 | 2001-10-23. Service bulletin. STEERING. STIFF STEERING OR POOR STEERING WHEEL RETURNABILITY. *TT |
| 15091 | 2001-09-07. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SCRUNCH NOISE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN WHEN MAKING NEAR FULL LOCK TURNS. *TT |
| 14947 | 2001-07-23. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.