Friday, August 7, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Ford Explorer 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0365 · NHTSA communication 10001857 · issued Mar 31, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Intermittent fuel gauge level dropping to empty when fuel level is not actually empty. Diagnostic trouble codes b1201, b1202, b1204 may or may not be present. *tt *jb

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.