Ford Explorer 1997–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0232 · NHTSA communication 630636 · issued Feb 18, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997–2002
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit a check engine light on with diagnostic trouble codes p0300 (random misfire) or p0301. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer Sport
- 1998 Ford Explorer Sport
- 1999 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2000 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 2002 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
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.