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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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Bulletins, newest first
168332003-09-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. BACKGLASS RATTLE/NOISE OR HIGH EFFORT WHEN CLOSING. *TT
031262003-09-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE DAMAGED/CRACKED - SERVICE PROCEDURE. *TT
168062003-09-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. FLUID LEAKS FROM THE REAR HALFSHAFT SEAL. 2002-2003 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER/AVIATOR ADDED. *TT
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
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
169022003-09-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE ROUGHNESS / ROLLING RPM WHEN RETURNING TO IDLE (I.E., COMING TO A STOP) AFTER A SHORT TRIP. *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
168832003-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TCIL FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0741 (TCC SLIPPAGE DETECTED) AND/OR NOISE FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING. *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
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
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
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
8701972003-03-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. *TT
01862001-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON SOME VEHICLES, INCLUDING SPORT AND SPORT TRAC, THE FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM THE VENT TUBE. *TT

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