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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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Bulletins, newest first
155902002-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BATTERY DRAW AND/OR A DEAD BATTERY CONDITION. *TT
155802002-04-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME 4 DOOR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING COLUMN RATTLE AT SPEEDS OF 10-20 MPH ON UNEVEN SURFACES. *TT
155752002-04-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE DRIVERS DOOR UNLOCKING AFTER IT HAS BEEN LOCKED. *TT
155722002-04-12. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BELT MINDER MAY EXHIBIT THE BELT MINDER WARNING CHIME STAYING ON AFTER THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BEEN BUCKLED. *TT
155632002-04-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0300/P0301.*YH
155512002-04-12. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF MOISTURE IN HEADLAMP. *YH
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
155042002-04-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVEABILTY CONDITIONS AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (GROSS LEAK DETECTED). *TT
155322002-04-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITNG FUEL LINE DAMAGE DUE TO PINCHING/SQUEEZING OF THE FUEL RETURN LINE. *TT
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
01B772002-03-05. Service bulletin. TIRES. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT 7 REVISED INFORMATION - REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *TT
012072002-02-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 9/6/2001 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A TICK NOISE EMANATING FROM THE FRONT OR INTERMEDIATE SERVO COVER. *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
012032002-02-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXHIBIT HARSH 1-2, 3-4 UPSHIFTS AT LIGHT TO MEDIUM THROTTLE ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L ENGINE AND 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUILT THROUGH 9/21/2001. *TT
0121132002-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SOME IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGNESS AND / OR EXCESS EFFORT IN TURNING, KEY DOES NOT FULLY RETURN FROM START, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE WITH P0500, P1502 AND U1039 STORED IN POWERTRIAN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT
152672001-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES WITH 5R5W MAY EXHIBIT A NO ENGAGEMENT CONDITION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT
152632001-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS WITH A/C PERFORMANCE TEMP. DIFFERENCE SIDE-SIDE AT REGISTERS. *TT
152512001-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES WITH FEWER THAN 10,000 MILES MAY EXHIBIT GREASE OOZING FROM THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT. *TT
152482001-12-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. SOME OWNERS MAY NOTICE A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TT
152422001-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT UNEVEN AIR DISCHARGE TEMPERATURES IN A/C COOLING MODES. *TT
152152001-12-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 OR P0457. *TT
152152001-12-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 OR P0457 STORED. *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

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