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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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0315012004-09-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
041332004-09-22. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. MOISTURE IN HEADLAMP. *TT
041052004-09-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. AXLE SEAL LEAKS. LEAKS FROM REAR HALFSHAFT AXLE SEAL. SERVICE TIPS. *TT
161952004-08-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CONTACT ST LOUIS ASSEMBLY PLANT/ST LOUIS VICINITY ONLY. *MJ
0217102004-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ELECTRICAL-CENTRAL SECURITY MODULE (CSM) SERVICE TIPS. *MJ
021762004-08-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP-BRAKE-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *MJ
021712004-08-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. PAINT-PREMATURE CLEARCOAT CRACKING-SERVICE TIPS. *MJ
04852004-08-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE DAMAGED/CRACKED. SERVICE PROCEDURE. *TT
164372004-07-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1233 & C1234 - REPLACE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM EUC. *MJ
164272004-07-28. Service bulletin. STEERING. LOW SPEED OR STATIONARY NOISE/VIBRATION AT LOWER STEERING SHAFT AREA WHEN TURNING. *MJ
164022004-07-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. FRONT BRAKE WEAR - UNDER INVESTIGATION. *MJ
022222004-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NOISE-GEAR WHINE NOISE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ONLY-VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55E TRANSMISSION AND 4.0L ENGINE ONLY. *MJ
032632004-07-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1235, C1236, C1237 ON VEHICLES WITH DIFFERENTIAL-MOUNTED RAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TT
032562004-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE-ROMEO BUILT 4.6L 2V-TICK NOISE FROM ENGINE-ENGINES BUILT BEFORE 9/17/2003. *MJ
041112004-07-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401. ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY. *TT
177362004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE NOISE. *TT
177352004-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. BELT SLIPPAGE. *TT
177292004-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS COMPUTING FUEL INSTEAD OF DISTANCE TO EMPTY. *TT
177172004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNS. *TT
04712004-07-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WARNING INDICATORS-PARKING AID-REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (RSS) AND FORWARD SENSING SYSTEM (FSS)-FALSE ACTIVATION OF WARNING TONE-SERVICE TIPS. *MJ UPDATE. *TT
173792004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION ON COLD ENGINE TIP-IN AND/OR HESITATION DURING A 5-3 DOWNSHIFT. *TT
173782004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENT ENGINE DRIVEABILITY ISSUES. VEHCLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUILT BETWEEN 03/04/2002 AND 12/01/2002. *TT
173762004-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LACKS POWER/RUNS ROUGH/BLACK SMOKE CONDITION. *TT
173752004-07-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND HARD START/LONG CRANK. *TT
173162004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. FUEL SIGNAL TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SERVICE TIP. *TT

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