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Service bulletin 17221

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 id10004080
Published by NHTSA2003-11-18
Manufacturer's number17221
Manufacturer's date2003-09-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SPARK KNOCK, DETONATION, OR PING CONDITION ON TIP-IN OR DURING STEADY STATE OPERATION AT OR NEAR WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER2002, 2003

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

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