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Service bulletin 02232

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 id10008311
Published by NHTSA2004-07-27
Manufacturer's number02232
Manufacturer's date2002-11-25
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

NHTSA's summary

FRAME MOUNTED FRONT BUMPER BRACKETS SERVICE KIT. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20010452001-03-01. Structure
20010022001-01-12. Structure
00V3940002000-11-28. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB 20-22332020-08-06. Service bulletin. This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended.
TSB 19-20262019-04-08. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB 19-20262019-04-01. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
162532004-08-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPPED WITH A HARD TONNEAU COVER. * MJ
164242004-07-28. Service bulletin. NEW TONNEAU COVER LOCK CYLINDER RETAINER CLIPS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. *MJ
032352004-07-23. Service bulletin. BED EXTENDER COMPONENT REPLACEMENT SERVICE TIP. *TT
032312004-07-23. Service bulletin. INOPERABLE LATCHES, LOCKS AND/OR LIFT STRUTS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HARD TONNEAU COVER. *TT
122462001-01-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 11/15/98 MAY REQUIRE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO LIFT THE OUTSIDE (R/L) DOOR HANDLE. *TT
53172001-01-16. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO LIFT THE OUTSIDE (L/R) DOOR HANDLE ON VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 11/15/1998. *TT