Ford bulletin 22G01 S2
What it saysCertain 2022 Model Year Explorer Vehicles - Rear Climate Control Module Retrofit NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 8, 2023, received Dec 5, 2023, about the visibility/wiper. It names 1 model year (2022). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationCertain 2022 Model Year Explorer Vehicles - Rear Climate Control Module Retrofit
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22G01 S2 | Service bulletin | Nov 8, 2023 | 10246069 | PDF, 1,682 KB |
What the document itself lists
The manufacturer titles it “Component Installation Program 22G01 – Supplement #2”.
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| LB5Z-19980-H | Rear aux manual climate controls | — | eBay Motors → |
| LB5Z-19980-J | Rear aux manual climate controls | — | eBay Motors → |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (17 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Ford’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 273 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 32 of them name Visibility/Wiper — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at various speeds in the rain, the windshield wipers were engaged but failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the windshield wipers were not wiping water off the windshield as the rubber on the wiper blades were defective.
2022 Ford Explorer · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Nov 21, 2022 · ODI 11494468
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group8 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford Explorer under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 55186 | Service bulletin | Sep 18, 2026 | Some 2026 Explorer vehicles may exhibit wind noise and/or water intrusion from the panoramic roof panel glass seal. Inspection may find that… |
| 26N09 | Other | Jun 11, 2026 | Customer Satisfaction Program 26N09 Certain 2020 Model Year Escape, 2020-2021 Corsair, 2020-2021 Aviator, and 2020- 2021 and 2023 Explorer V… |
| HCM-25.5.0 | Over-the-air update | Feb 19, 2026 | "Quality improvements include: -Enhanced dynamic bending lights performance " |
| SSM 54581 | Service bulletin | Feb 16, 2026 | Some 2024-2026 Nautilus and 2025-2026 Explorer/Aviator vehicles equipped with power folding mirrors may exhibit concerns with the auto foldi… |
| 25N19 | Other | Dec 8, 2025 | Customer Satisfaction Program 25N19 Certain 2024-2026 Model Year Corsair and Certain 2025-2026 Model Year Explorer and Aviator Vehicles Win… |
| SSM 54233 | Service bulletin | Sep 23, 2025 | Some 2025 Explorer/Aviator/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles may exhibit a "Front Camera Fault Service Required" message appearing in the… |
| SSM 54137 | Service bulletin | Aug 14, 2025 | Various 2021-2025 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with the rear camera on demand feature may exhibit "Please Check Surroundings For Safet… |
| SSM 52351 | Service bulletin | Mar 13, 2024 | Certain 2023-2024 Explorer vehicle trim levels built on or after 6-Feb-2023 are no longer equipped with the rear heating ventilation and air… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford 22G01 S2 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 22G01 S2 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does 22G01 S2 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2022 Ford Explorer. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.