Service bulletins for the 2004 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.
109 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all
| 17641 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR 3.55 AXLE NOISE. CERTIFIED REAR AXLE OR IMPROVED GEAR SET AVAILABLE. *TT |
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| 04B15 | 2004-05-22. 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 |
| 17107 | 2003-11-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE VIBRATION ON DRONE/BOOM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT |
| 03198 | 2003-11-15. 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 |
| 17054 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE WHINE AT CRUISE OR DURING ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.