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Service bulletins for the 2005 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
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
0426162005-04-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. WELD BONDING PROCEDURE. *TT
042682005-04-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INCREASED EFFORT DURING LOW SPEED SHARP TURNS ON 4X4 VEHICLES. *TT
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
042252005-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THROTTLE PEDAL RESPONSE ON TIP IN VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 10/4/2004 EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L ENGINE. *EH
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
0421122005-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ROUGH IDLE IN DRIVE. *EH
042192005-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) LAMPS ON WITH BOTH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2106 AND P2135. *TT
183812005-04-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OPEN FUSE F2.20 (5 AMP) AND/OR F2.1 (30 AMP) WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING POWER SEATS, ADJUSTABLE PEDALS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TT
04B222005-04-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IMPROPERLY FORMULATED TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT, OVER TIME, MAY CAUSE DELAYED/HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENTS. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 04B22. 5R55S/E & 5R44E TRANSMISSION FLUID ADDITIVE. *TT SUPPLEMENT #1. *TT SUPPLEMENT #2. *TT SUPPLEMENT #3. *TT
184232005-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE WHINE HOWL SERVICE WITH INDIVIDUAL PARTS INSTEAD OF AN AXLE ASSEMBLY. *EH
05392005-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. MIL ON AND/ OR RUNS ROUGH/MISFIRE DTCS P0300-P0308 P0316 AND OR P0171/P0174 4.6L ENGINE. *EH
05372005-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE 1ST ORDER VIBRATION/BOOM/DRONE. *TT
05382005-04-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. INCREASED TURNING EFFORT DURING LOW SPEED SHARP TURNS FALSE 4X4 ENGAGEMENT. *EH
05312005-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MAF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIP - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EGR SYSTEM MODULE (ESM). *TT
05272005-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 5R55S TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS FROM CONVERTER HOUSING AREA. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1783 ON VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 12/12/2004. *TT
181712005-01-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. NO CRANK/NO START CONDITION WHEN VEHICLE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING (32F/0C). *TT

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