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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
175602004-07-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. REAR AXLE NOISE. ALSO INCLUDES LINCOLN AVIATOR 2002. *MJ
175582004-07-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON, MEMORY SEAT, AND/OR ADJUSTABLE PEDAL CONCERNS. *MJ
175552004-07-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CERTIFIED REAR AXLE AVAILABLE. *MJ
175442004-07-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERATOR NOISE IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *MJ
176472004-06-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. PAINT PEELING AND/OR BUBBLING ON THE CENTER FINISH PANEL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT
176412004-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR 3.55 AXLE NOISE. CERTIFIED REAR AXLE OR IMPROVED GEAR SET AVAILABLE. *TT
176402004-06-22. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. POOR FIT BETWEEN DRIVER AIR BAG AND STEERING WHEEL. *TT
0319122004-06-16. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING SHUDDER FELT WHEN TURNING, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR AT STOP. *TT
032232004-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401. ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY. *TT
174942004-06-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. DISTANCE TO EMPTY NOT DISPLAYED. *TT
02M012004-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 02M01 SUPPLEMENT #4. CERTAIN FORD 2000 THROUGH 2003 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TUBE-MOUNTED EGR PRESSURE SENSOR - ADDITIONAL EGR PRESSURE SENSOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TT SUPPLEMENT #3. *MJ SUPPLEMENT #6. *TT
04B152004-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE DATE CODE INSPECTION AND SERVICE. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN IMPROPER MIX OF REAR AXLE LUBRICANT AND FRICTION MODIFIER ADDITIVE. IF SO, THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. *TT *MJ
01T022004-05-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. LIFTGATE GLASS BRACKET INSPECTION AND TORQUE PROCEDURE. *MR
165082004-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VIBRATION CONDITION. CONTACT REQUEST ST. LOUIS REGION. OASIS. *TT
172802004-01-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. GENERATOR WHISTLE/HOOT NOISE IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
172542004-01-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. CLICKING/POPPING NOISE FROM UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING. 2004 E SERIES AND EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ALSO INCLUDED. *TT
172532004-01-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. WATER LEAK NEAR THE ROOF OPENING PANEL. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
172462004-01-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOCKING UP AND ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS AND MOONROOF INOPERATIVE. *TT
032032004-01-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. *TT
172312003-11-18. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2477 AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS MODULE. *TT
172172003-11-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONER HOOTING NOISE DURING LIGHT LOAD ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS, FROM 1000-1300 RPM. *TT
172162003-11-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. BREAKAGE OF A LIFTGATE WINDOW HINGE. *TT
172152003-11-18. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. THE AMBER ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1235, C1236/C1237 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
171982003-11-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. WEAR-THROUGH CONDITION ON THE ABRASION SLEEVE OF THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING ACCUMULATOR OR TRANSMISSION FLUID DIPSTICK. *TT
171672003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH 3.0L OR 4.0L ENGINES LACKS POWER/RUNS ROUGH/BLACK SMOKE. 2004 SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT

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