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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
171632003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. EXCESSIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN NOISE. *TT
171072003-11-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE VIBRATION ON DRONE/BOOM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
0319122003-11-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
031982003-11-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CHATTER, SHUDDER, A BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 9.75 INCH OR 8.8 INCH LIMITED SLIP REAR AXLE. *TT
031812003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
170022003-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN INTERMITTENT OR CONTINUOUS OPEN OF FUSE 1.15. *TT
169682003-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS DUE TO CALIBRATION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L SOHC ENGINE. IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE REPLACEMENT FOR THESE SYMPTOMS IS TYPICALLY NOT EFFECTIVE. *TT
169672003-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CLUSTER LOCKING UP & VARIOUS ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS AND MOONROOF BEING INOPERATIVE. *TT
169492003-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE VIBRATION/DRONE ABOVE 60 MPH. *TT
031482003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031472003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SHUDDER DURING 4/5 UPSHIFT AND/OR 5/4 DOWNSHIFT ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L ENGINE AND 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TT
031442003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION WITH COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS MAY BE MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED USING THE OPTIONAL WORLDWIDE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (WDS) COIL ON PLUG (COP) KIT. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031362003-10-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NO CRANK CONDITION. SERVICE TIPS. *TT
170692003-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH/ROLLING IDLE OR HESITATION AFTER FIRST STARTUP OR A ROUGH/ROLLING ENGINE SPEED WHEN RETURNING TO IDLE AFTER A SHORT TRIP. *TT
170552003-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LACKS POWER / BLACK SMOKE / RUNS ROUGH, USUALLY WITH NO MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
170542003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE WHINE AT CRUISE OR DURING ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION. *TT
170492003-10-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE / ENGINE SHAKE. *TT
170112003-10-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0171, P0172, P0174, OR P0175. *TT
031642003-10-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L 2V ENGINE, WITH AN ENGINE BUILD DATE PRIOR TO 8/29/03 MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE TICK NOISE THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TEMPERATURES DURING IDLE. 2004 MODELS INCLUDED. *TT
03982003-09-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT
031062003-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. THROTTLE CABLE ROUTING AND SPLASH SHIELD MODIFICATION WHEN REPLACING THROTTLE CABLE DURING NORMAL SERVICE. *TT
031262003-09-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE DAMAGED/CRACKED - SERVICE PROCEDURE. *TT
168102003-09-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP DUE TO CLOSURE HOSE WHICH BECOMES LOOSE OR DISCONNECTED AT THE RIGHT HAND CAM COVER. *TT
168062003-09-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. FLUID LEAKS FROM THE REAR HALFSHAFT SEAL. 2002-2003 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER/AVIATOR ADDED. *TT
167762003-09-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. SERVICING MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WIRING INTERFERENCE. *TT

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