Ford Explorer TSBs — Technical Service Bulletins by Year
5,559 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Explorer — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions, and software updates, 1990 to 2026. Pick a year for its bulletin list.
A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. For defects and free repairs, see the Ford Explorer problem rankings and each year's recall list.
Warranty extensions, campaigns & software updates
The communications worth checking your VIN against — unlike ordinary bulletins, these can mean free or reimbursed work if your vehicle qualifies.
Quality improvements include: - Connectivity robustness updates
Model years named: 2025
Quality improvements include: - Updates the connectivity settings to remove an outdated ePrivacy sub-menu, ensuring all displayed options are active and relevant.
Model years named: 2025
Quality improvements include: -Prevents window bounce backs after using the one touch up feature
Model years named: 2025
Quality improvements include: -Updates the Restraint Control Module to prevent a potential internal fault that may cause a warning light to illuminate for one key cycle
Quality improvements include: -Enhanced audio performance
Model years named: 2025
Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: * Harsh 3-4, 4-5 upshifts * Harsh 5-3, 4-3 downshifts * Harsh reverse engagements These symptoms may be worse when cold. This may be due to the F clutch friction plates…
"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
Model years named: 2026
"Quality improvements include: -Addresses a loss of connectivity caused by a Cellular Domain Service outage"
Model years named: 2026
"Quality improvements include: -Enhanced dynamic bending lights performance "
"Quality improvements include: -Enables the Open on Approach feature on the vehicle"
Model years named: 2025
"Quality improvements include: -Prevents instances where the Ford App commands may be inoperative following a software update"
Model years named: 2025
"Quality improvements include: -Android Auto enhancements -Android security updates"
Model years named: 2025
Bulletins by model year
| Year | TSBs | Most bulletined areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2025 | 175 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2024 | 102 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2023 | 158 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2022 | 228 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2021 | 290 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2020 | 358 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2019 | 134 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2018 | 190 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2017 | 200 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2016 | 198 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2015 | 124 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2014 | 130 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2013 | 139 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2012 | 88 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2011 | 78 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2010 | 25 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2009 | 20 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2008 | 23 | Transmission & drivetrain, Brakes & stability | View bulletins |
| 2007 | 25 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2006 | 40 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2005 | 54 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2004 | 109 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2003 | 122 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2002 | 258 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2001 | 115 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2000 | 266 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 1999 | 412 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 1998 | 349 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1997 | 369 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 1996 | 238 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1995 | 191 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 1994 | 86 | Transmission & drivetrain, Brakes & stability | View bulletins |
| 1993 | 83 | Transmission & drivetrain, Brakes & stability | View bulletins |
| 1992 | 67 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1991 | 63 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1990 | 6 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
Questions buyers ask
How many TSBs does the Ford Explorer have?
NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file lists 5,559 technical service bulletins and related communications for the Ford Explorer across the 1990–2026 model years. The most bulletined areas are transmission & drivetrain, electrical, engine.
Are Ford Explorer TSB repairs free?
Not automatically. A TSB tells dealers how to fix a known pattern; you pay unless the vehicle is under warranty or the bulletin is a warranty extension or service campaign that covers your VIN. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of a Ford Explorer TSB?
Take the bulletin's document ID to a dealer or to NHTSA's site — this page carries each communication's ID, date, and NHTSA's summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover communications NHTSA's file names against Ford Explorer model years shown here. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.