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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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156052002-04-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS AND / OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE P0455 (GROSS LEAK DETECTED). *TT
156022002-04-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. CONCERNS WITH LOW BRAKE PEDAL/HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *TT
02322002-04-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 (RANDOM MISFIRE) OR P0301. *TT
02222002-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSSOVER (FIRST RUNNER) COOLANT SEEPAGE CONDITION. *TT
154892002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY WHINE NOISE (HAIR DRYER TYPE NOISE), THAT LASTS FOR 30-60 SECONDS AFTER COLD START. *TT
154862002-04-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457 (GROSS LEAK AFTER FUEL FILL). *TT
154712002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SULPHUR SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHILE OPERATING UNDER CERTAIN DRIVE MODES. *TT
154702002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH SPARK KNOCK NOISE OR CHAIN RATTLE NOISE BETWEEN 2000-3000 RPM, DURING COLD ENGINE OPERATION ONLY. *TT
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
012452002-04-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF UNABLE TO ACCESS WITH THE SECURILOCK PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *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
154232002-04-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE, OR ROUGH IDLE UPON INITIAL START-UP THAT CLEARS UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. *TT
154082002-04-17. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DUAL AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (DATC) MAY EXHIBIT INOPERATIVE REDUNDANT STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (RSWC). *TT
154062002-04-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER. CONCERNS WITH REAR WIPERS THAT DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAN THE BACK GLASS. *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
153822002-04-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EITHER A VERY HARD OR VERY SOFT CLUTCH PEDAL FEEL, AND/OR A DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. *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
012232002-04-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 11/11/2001 EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION AND 4.6L ENGINE, MAY EXHIBIT A BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS ENGAGED. *TT
153582002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE QUITTING DURING DECELERATION. *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
153292002-04-15. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3RD ROW SEATING MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WITH THE SEAT RELEASE LATCH STICKING/BINDING. *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
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

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