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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

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

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ASI-441712014-01-14. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. FORD: IN THE CAVITIES OF A AND H, OF CONNECTOR C3053, THERE IS A POSSIBLE DAMAGED OR LOOSE FEMALE TERMINAL THAT CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO BE INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2013 EXPLORER. *PE
TSB-13-9-162014-01-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. FORD/LINCOLN: DUE TO PTU VENT HOSE BEING DISCONNECTED OR MISSING, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE FLUID LEAKING FROM PTU VENT. MODEL 2013 TAURUS, EXPLORER, MKS. *PE
TSB-13-9-82014-01-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. LINCOLN/FORD: DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0106, P0236, ENGINE ON SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE HESITATION, LOSS OF IDLE RPM, DIFFICULT IN STARTING, LACK OF POWER, RUNNING ROUGH AND CRANK NO START SITUATION. MODEL 2013-2014 TAURUS, EDGE, EXPLORER, 2013-2014 MKT. *PE
TSB-13-6-172013-10-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD:LINCOLN: ON SOME VEHICLES, THERE ARE VARIOUS RELATED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SYNC FEATURES, SUCH AS SYNC FEATURES INOPERATIVE, LACK OF OR SLOW RESPONSE TO PHONE AND VOICE BUTTON OPERATION. MODELS 2012-2013 FOCUS, E-SERIES, EDGE, EXPEDITION, FUSION, EXPLORER, F-150, F-250, NAVIGATOR, 2013-2014 FLEX, 2012-2014 FIESTA, MUSTANG, 2013 ESCAPE, C-MAX, TAURUS, 2012 MKZ. *PE
TSB-13-6-132013-10-30. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. FORD: WHEN FRONT WINDOW GLASS, ON SOME VEHICLES, ARE BEING OPENING OR CLOSING, THERE IS A CHATTERING OR JUMPING MOVEMENT. MODELS 2011-2013 EXPLORER. *PE
TSB-13-6-112013-10-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. FORD: ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT DOOR, ON SOME VEHICLES, THE BALLISTIC DOOR PANELS MAY EXHIBIT A STICKING OR BINDING OF DOOR WINDOW GLASS. MODELS 2013 TAURUS, EXPLORER. *PE
ASI-322752013-10-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, WITH MYTOUCH, MY EXPERIENCE DISPLAYED TIME JUMPING OR AUDIO POPPING DURING INITIAL IGNITION ON CYCLE, OR SLOW NAVIGATION CALCULATIONS, DUE TO AMOUNT OF DATA, WITHIN SIZE OF CONTACT LIST, CREATING PROCESSING PROBLEM FOR MODULE DURING KEY ON CYCLE. MODELS 2011-2013. NO MODEL LISTED. *PE
ASI-322712013-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. LINCOLN/FORD: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0741 AND P1744 MALFUNCTION INDICATION LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS PRESENT AND MAY BE CAUSED BY TORN INNER TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL. MODEL 2013 EDGE, FLEX, TAURUS, EXPLORER, MKS, MKT. *PE
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
ASI-322162013-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LINCOLN/FORD: DUE TO SEAL AND/OR BUSHING WEARING CAUSED BY HALFSHAFT SURFACE FINISH, ON SOME VEHICLES, TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE A LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM LEFT HAND (LH) HALFSHAFT SEAL. MODEL 2013 ESCAPE, FUSION, EDGE, EXPLORER, TAURUS, MKT, MKZ. *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-13-5-312013-10-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. FORD: A DELAYED/HARSH DOWNSHIFT AND LONG CRANK TO START TIMES COMMANDED IN MIDDLE OF 4-5 OR 3-5 UPSHIFT AND DELAYED UPSHIFTS FROM 3RD, 4TH OR 5TH GEAR WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 21 DEGREES CELSIUS (70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID. MODEL 2013 EXPLORER. *PE
ASI-441462013-09-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. FORD: ON VARIOUS VEHICLES, THE MYTOUCH SCREEN WOULD GO BLANK WHILE IN TRANSPORT MODE, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL DISPLAY A MESSAGE UPON INITIAL KEY CYCLE. MODEL YEARS 2013-2014. NO MODELS LISTED. *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

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