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Service bulletins for the 2025 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.

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

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TSB 26-22002026-05-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit an inoperative dark car mode. The vehicle may exhibit at least one of the following features remaining functional when dark car mode is enabled: * Illuminated odometer, compass, outside air temperature, audio/phone display. * Illuminated main message center display area. * Courtesy lighting * Welcome/farewell animation * Night lock indicator * Passenger airbag disable (PAD) indicator dims to minimum brightness * Locking flash/horn feedback This may be due to the software in the body control module (BCM) and the accessory protocol interface module (APIM).
HCM-25.5.0 Explorer2026-03-03. Over-the-air update. VISIBILITY/WIPER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. "Quality improvements include: -Enhanced dynamic bending lights performance "
SSM 540082025-07-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Some 2021-2025 F-150 non-Lightning, 2023-2025 F-Super Duty, 2024-2025 Ranger, and 2025 Explorer vehicles may exhibit a perceived improper functioning fog lamp(s). Customers may describe fog lamps blinking, turning on or off, or flashing. If the vehicle is equipped with cornering lamps, this may be normal function. Under certain conditions and inputs, either lamp might turn on or off independently to aid visibility during cornering. This condition does not affect vehicle durability and no additional diagnosis or service is required for this condition at this time. For additional cornering lamp information, refer to the Owner's Manual and/or Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 417-01.
SSM 529412024-10-01. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Some 2020-2025 Police Interceptor Utility hybrid vehicles may exhibit multiple warning messages, various driveability concerns and/or an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P061B stored in the powertrain control module (PCM).
SSM 528962024-09-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Some 2023-2025 Explorer/Aviator vehicles equipped with the 3.0L EcoBoost engine and up to 15,000 miles (24,140 km) may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P219A (Bank 1 Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance) and/or P219B (Bank 2 Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance) stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) with no effect on vehicle operation.

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