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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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ASI-322512013-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. FORD/LINCOLN: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE INTELLIGENT ACCESS OR PUSH BUTTON START MAY HAVE AN INTERMITTENT IKT, SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS DISCHARGED IKT BATTERY. MODELS 2012-2013 F-150, F SUPER DUTY, EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, FLEX, EDGE, EXPLORER, TAURUS, MUSTANG. *PE
AS1-322412013-10-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD: ON VARIOUS VEHICLES WITH MY TOUCH,AFTER ANY APIM PROGRAMMING, REPLACEMENT OR DISCONNECT FROM FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM), TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION MUST BE PERFORMED. MODEL YEARS 2011-2013. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
ASI-322112013-10-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE INTAKE AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS MAY HAVE ENGINE OIL ACCUMULATION, IN LEFT HAND VALVE COVER BAFFLE MIGRATING THROUGH FRESH AIR INTAKE OF POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM. MODELS 2011-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, FLEX. *PE
TSB-13-5-292013-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. FORD: DUE TO BLOCKED VAPOR PURGE LINE PORT IN AIR CLEANER OUTLET PIPE ASSEMBLY, THE MIL WOULD ILLUMINATE, WITH DTC P144C. MODEL 2012 EXPLORER. *PE
TSB-13-5-142013-09-17. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUB. FORD/LINCOLN: ON SOME VEHICLES, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE/REVERSE AND/OR REVERSE/DRIVE, A NOISE IS HEARD LIKE POP, TING, CLICK, COMING FROM FRONT WHEEL AREA. MODELS 2011-2013 TAURUS, EXPLORER, FLEX, MKS, MKT. *PE
CSP-12M022013-05-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERING ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. MODELS 2011-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, FOCUS, ESCAPE, FLEX, FUSION, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, MKZ, F-150, F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
APU-12A042013-04-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 2012-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, FOCUS, ESCAPE, FLEX, FUSION, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, F-150. *PE UPDATED 5/10/13. *PE UPDATED 9/17/13. *PE
CSP-12M012012-08-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. FORD/LINCOLN: WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES WITH ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM OR SYNC MODULE) TO 4 (FOUR) YEARS ON FORD AND 5 (FIVE) YEARS ON LINCOLN VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND SUBSEQUENT OWNERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY COVERED. *PE
CSP-12B36-1-22012-08-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTORS WOULD BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO CONTAMINATION BUILD UP ON ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO HAVE REDUCED POWER. *PE
APU-11A022012-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING UPGRADE OF TOUCH SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE OVERALL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY AND TO SIMPLIFY SCREENS. *PE UPDATED 8/3/12. *PE UPDATED 8/17/12. *PE UPDATED 4/5/13. *PE
TSB-12-5-112012-07-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. FORD: WARNING INDICATOR, FOR AIR BAGS, WITH DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES) B1212 AND/OR B1213, IS INTERMITTENTLT EXHIBITED. *PE
ASI-222852012-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. FORD/MERCURY/LINCOLN: SOME VEHICLES EXHIBIT A COLD WEATHER PHENOMENON WHERE FLUID HAS EXPELLED OUT OF VENT ON REAR DRIVE UNITS (RDU) AND FLUID, ON OCCASION, WOULD BURP OUT. *PE
221722012-04-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. POWER LIFT GATE MAY NOT BE OPENING OR MAY CLOSE AFTER OPENING A VERY LITTLE. *KB

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