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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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TSB 19-20262019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB 19-20262019-04-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
163042005-04-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SUN VISOR RATTLE / DETROIT AREA DEALERS CONTACT REQUEST. *TT
182152004-12-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. BROKEN REAR CARGO STORAGE DOOR LIFT HANDLE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER. *TT
161952004-08-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CONTACT ST LOUIS ASSEMBLY PLANT/ST LOUIS VICINITY ONLY. *MJ
021712004-08-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. PAINT-PREMATURE CLEARCOAT CRACKING-SERVICE TIPS. *MJ
04852004-08-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE DAMAGED/CRACKED. SERVICE PROCEDURE. *TT
176472004-06-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. PAINT PEELING AND/OR BUBBLING ON THE CENTER FINISH PANEL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT
01T022004-05-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. LIFTGATE GLASS BRACKET INSPECTION AND TORQUE PROCEDURE. *MR
172532004-01-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. WATER LEAK NEAR THE ROOF OPENING PANEL. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
172162003-11-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. BREAKAGE OF A LIFTGATE WINDOW HINGE. *TT
031262003-09-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE DAMAGED/CRACKED - SERVICE PROCEDURE. *TT
158922002-12-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR LIFTGATE APPLIQUE (TRIM PANEL) CRACKS. *TT
157652002-11-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WIND NOISE AROUND THE FRONT DOORS, NEAR THE TOP REAR-WARD PORTION OF THE DOOR / GLASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR IN A CROSS WIND. *TT
154452002-04-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE NOISE WHEN CLOSING EITHER THE MIDGATE OR THE REAR LIFTGATE. *TT
153352002-04-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH SQUEAK AND RATTLE NOISS COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FROM THE SIDE DOOR WINDOWS. *TT
152872002-04-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLUTTER/TURBULENCE NOISE CONDITION (I.E., HELICOPTER NOISE) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE REAR DOOR WINDOWS ARE IN THE DOWN POSITION. *TT
155752002-04-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE DRIVERS DOOR UNLOCKING AFTER IT HAS BEEN LOCKED. *TT
151822001-11-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION REGARDING AUTOLOCK ENABLED/DISABLE PROCEDURE CORRECTION. *YD
0111102001-10-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A CLASS II HITCH MAY EXHIBIT INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE INT HE RECEIVER TO ATTACH TUBULAR HITCH ACESSORIES TO THE VEHICLE. *TT
150902001-09-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP YELLOW STAINS ON THE REAR LIFTGATE PAINT, USUALLY NOTICED ON WHITE COLORED VEHICLES. *TT
149012001-07-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE REAR DOOR(S) WILL NOT UNLOCK VIA MANUAL OR POWER OPERATION. *TT

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