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Service bulletin 97622

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id52004
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's number97622
Manufacturer's date1997-03-17
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

IDLE- HIGH ENGINE RPM- VEHICLES WITH 2.3L ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *JD

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1996

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

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