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Service bulletins for the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
148902001-07-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE EFFORTS WHEN TRYING TO INSERT OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION LOCK. *TT
148812001-07-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7 PASSENGER SEATING MAY EXHIBIT THE 2ND ROW 40 PERCENT SEAT BACK STAYING IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A RIVET INTERFERENCE AT THE FLOORPAN LATCHES. *TT
148742001-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STUCK IN THE PARK GEAR POSITION. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK SWITCH. *TT
148722001-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT NO CRANK CONDITION AND NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE POWERTRAIN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER (PTEC) WITH THE WDS / NGS DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. *TT
149032001-07-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING). INFORMATION REGARDING TRAILER WIRING - BRAKE CONTROLLER CONNECTOR LOCATION. *TT
011072001-07-19. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLES BUILT 11/13/2000 THROUGH 3/8/2001 EQUIPPED WITH A 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) FLASHING WITH VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) IN SELF TEST. DTC P0713 IS THE CODE THAT IS MOST PREVALENTLY RETRIEVED. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY WATER INTRUSION INTO THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID BODY CONNECTOR. *TT
011022001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. A FLUID LEAK AT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE-TO-TRANSMISSION CASE CONNECTION. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION ON THE COOLER TUBE BETWEEN THE TUBE NUT AND FLARE, CONTAMINATION ON THE TUBE NUT THREADS OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION TORQUE. VEHICLES BUILT 11/13/2000 THROUGH 4/2/2001 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5R55W TRANSMISSION . *TT
147422001-06-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH EGR SYSTEM RELATED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0400, P0401, P0402, P1400, P1401, P1405, P1406, P1408, P1409. *TT
147412001-06-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1633 AND / OR P1639 WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERN PRESENT. *TT
147232001-06-01. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TINNY RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE CENTER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A FREQUENCY BEING INDUCED INTO THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK (BSI) SWITCH PINTLE, CREATING AN AUDIBLE RATTLE. *TT
147592001-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL CHECKING GUIDELINES. *TT
147452001-05-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON OBTAINING ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *TT
147262001-05-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALLEY STUFFER BAG. *TT
147102001-05-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING EDSR BONUS POINTS. *TT
148682001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PRIMARY CHAIN RATTLE NOISE (SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS A SPARK KNOCK-TYPE NOISE). *TT
148662001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS FIRM AND / OR SOFT SHIFTS. *TT
148272001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION HAVING A (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) PCM ADAPTIVE LEARNING STRATEGY FEATURE THAT CONTROLS SHIFT FEEL AND TIMING. *TT
148042001-05-23. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER. INFORMATION ON FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES. *TT
01T022001-05-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. SPECIAL SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE LIFTGATE GLASS BRACKET INSPECTION AND TORQUE PROCEDURE. *TT
01862001-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON SOME VEHICLES, INCLUDING SPORT AND SPORT TRAC, THE FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM THE VENT TUBE. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
0023102001-03-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. *TT

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