Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
212 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
About P0073 on the 2016 Ford Explorer: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.
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| SSM 47529 | 2018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Some 2016-2019 Police Interceptor Utility vehicles may have an illuminated MIL with ambient air temperature (AAT) sensor DTC P0073. During the installation of certain police accessories by non-Ford vehicle upfitters, wiring connector C134 may have been left disconnected following the removal and installation of the front bumper cover. If this issue is noted, first check C134 before beginning other diagnostic steps. Reconnecting C134 due to improper reassembly by an outside supplier is not a warrantable repair. |
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| SSM 46338 | 2017-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT. SOME 2016-2017 EXPLORER POLICE UTILITY VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ILLUMINATED MIL WITH AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR DTC P0073. DURING THE INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN POLICE ACCESSORIES BY NON-FORD VEHICLE UPFITTERS, WIRING CONNECTOR C134 MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT DISCONNECTED FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE FRONT BUMPER COVER. IF THIS ISSUE IS NOTED, FIRST CHECK C134 BEFORE BEGINNING OTHER DIAGNOSTIC STEPS. RECONNECTING C134 DUE TO IMPROPER REASSEMBLY BY AN OUTSIDE SUPPLIER IS NOT A WARRANTABLE REPAIR. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.