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Service bulletin BC3170970217

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 id51782
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's numberBC3170970217
Manufacturer's date1997-02-17
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT

NHTSA's summary

RANGER 4X4 WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM - VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WHEN BRAKING UNDER 4X4 MODE ON SLIPPERY/ICY SURFACES WITH FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP. *TW

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

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1997

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
122302001-01-17. Service bulletin. ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT
9803191999-02-23. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH FALSE ABS ACTIVATION WHILE LIGHT BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. *YC
985A211998-06-18. Service bulletin. ISSUES WITH THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ( RABS ) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP DURING 4X4 OPERATION. *YC
970501106071997-10-30. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF THE REAR ABS LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE ON POSITION.
BC1060097051997-09-18. Service bulletin. 1997 4X4 RANGERS RABS (REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP DURING 4X4 OPERATION. *TW
BC22429705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. RABS (REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP DURING 4X4 OPERATION. *TW
BC22329705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE ABS LIGHT (RABS) TO ILLUMINATE. *TW