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Service bulletins for the 2003 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.

122 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TSB 19-20262019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB 19-20262019-04-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB-08-19-32009-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT OIL SEPARATION FROM THE INTERNAL LUBE FOUND IN THE UNITIZED CARTRIDGE SEAL. OIL SEPARATION APPEARS TO BE AND IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED, AS AN AXLE LUBE LEAK. *PE
072122008-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 1997-2008 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, OR 6.8L 2V ENGINE--SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR PROCEDURE--NOT COVERED UNDER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. *NJ THIS INCLUDES F-53 MOTORHOME CHASSIS. UPDATED 2/23/10. *PE
190912006-04-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION/WARNING, A/C COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE AND/OR NO CRANK CONDITION ON 4.6L EQUIPPED VEHICLES. *TT
06372006-03-14. Service bulletin. TIRES. LOW TIRE INDICATOR ON - TPMS SYSTEM SENSOR WAKE UP. *TT
052132006-03-13. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH PCM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0463 AND/OR IC DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1201 - FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY OR SLOW TO UPDATE AFTER REFUELING. *TT
0416012006-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
0517102005-12-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. NOISE FROM REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. *TT
056182005-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *TT
185722005-12-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. NO START/HARD START N HOT SOAK RESTART. *TT
187192005-12-06. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0172, P0174 AND/OR P0175 (FUEL SYSTEM TOO RICH OR LEAN). *TT
051362005-10-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. BACKGLASS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND AN INTERMITTENT DOOR AJAR LAMP. *TT
0513132005-10-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HARD START/NO START CONDITION DURING COLD AMBEINT TEMPERATURES AFTER SHORT HOT SOAK PERIOD-4.0L ENGINE. *SC
0506182005-10-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *SC
184782005-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE SEAL LEAKS. *EH
054162005-05-05. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEAT(S) SLIGHT MOVEMENT WHEN ACCELERATING AND/OR DECELERATING. *TT
184662005-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
0424212005-04-28. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. *TT
062162005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT
0421072005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
041892005-04-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
0422122005-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). GEAR SELECTOR LEVER - INCREASED EFFORT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. *TT
0421152005-04-18. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL GAUGE SLOW TO UPDATE AFTER REFUELING. *EH

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