Ford Explorer 2025 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 53470 · NHTSA communication 11015521 · issued Mar 5, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2025
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2025 Explorer/Aviator vehicles may exhibit a no crank/no start and/or engine shuts off when placed into gear.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.