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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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167712003-09-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH / ROLLING IDLE AND HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AFTER A FIRST COLD STARTUP. *TT
167542003-09-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. EXCESSIVE WHINE NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE AT CRUISE, OR ON ACCELERATION AND/OR DECELERATION. *TT
167352003-09-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. VARIOUS NOISE ISSUES FROM THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WHILE DRIVING. *TT
169262003-09-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. STABILITY ASSIST (ADVANCETRAC/IVD) SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE RECALIBRATED PROPERLY USING WDS. *TT
169182003-09-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH CODES C1235 AND C1236 OR C1237. *TT
168982003-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. A WHINE NOISE ON TIP-IN AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. THIS MAY BE DUE TO DRIVELINE STACK-UP TOLERANCE WITH THE DRIVESHAFT AND REAR AXLE. *TT
166652003-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BLINKING/HALF ILLUMINATED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AND/OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) WARNING INDICATORS AFTER COLD SOAK DURING AMBIENT TEMPERATURES COLDER THAN 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. *TT
166402003-09-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. REAR DRIVELINE PING/CREAK/POP NOISE. *TT
166242003-09-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SLOW FUEL FILL CONDITION. *TT
166232003-09-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. EXCESSIVE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATION WHILE DRIVING (QSF). *TT
166182003-09-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. ILLUMINATED AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2292. *TT
166172003-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. OPEN F2.20 5 AMP FUSE WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING POWER SEATS, ADJUSTABLE PEDALS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TT
166102003-09-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NO START, NO COMMUNICATION WITH POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) USING WDS/NGS OR A MISS/BUCK/JERK WHILE DRIVING. *TT
166082003-09-04. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. UNINTENDED DOOR UNLOCKS WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION (QSF). *TT
03352003-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
03222003-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401, OR RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, AND THE ABOVE LISTED DTCS WITHOUT MIL. *TT
167082003-07-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AN AUDIBLE CREAK / CLICK / POP (NOT A CLUNK) FROM THE REAR DRIVELINE. *TT *JB
167062003-07-28. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SQUEAKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE DRIVING DURING COLD, HOT, DUSTY, AND DRY CONDITIONS. *TT *JB
167032003-07-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BATTERY LIGHT ON OR AN ALTERNATOR THAT IS NOT CHARGING. *TT *JB
167022003-07-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). 4X4 CONTROL MODULE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE ISSUES. *TT *JB
166882003-07-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. BACK GLASS HINGE RATTLING/LOOSENESS, GLASS MISALIGNMENT AND/OR GLASS HARD-TO-CLOSE. *TT *JB
03582003-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. FLUID MAY LEAK OUT OF THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT *JB
03572003-07-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID LEAK FROM THE CONVERTER HOUSING AREA. *TT *JB
03652003-07-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INTERMITTENT FUEL GAUGE LEVEL DROPPING TO EMPTY WHEN FUEL LEVEL IS NOT ACTUALLY EMPTY. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1201, B1202, B1204 MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESENT. *TT *JB
03612003-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH OR WITHOUT ROUGH RUNNING, LACK OF POWER, SURGE OR POOR FUEL ECONOMY WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0401, P0402, P1400, P1401. *TT *JB

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