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Service bulletin 0393

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10002776
Published by NHTSA2003-09-17
Manufacturer's number0393
Manufacturer's date2003-05-12
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

BUZZ/HOWL IN THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT LEVER WHILE DRIVING, AND/OR SHIFT LEVER BOOT DETACHMENT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RETENTION OF THE BOOT(S). *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER2002, 2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
0221102005-04-07. Service bulletin. MANUAL SHIFT LEVER OUTER BOOT DETACHMENT - FX4 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION ONLY. *TT
171272003-11-17. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION WHINE IN 5TH GEAR. *TT
021382002-11-04. Service bulletin. LOW LINE PRESSURE READING AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT), SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS WITH POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0732, P0733, P1762 SET ON VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/1/2001. *TT