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Service bulletin 98813

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 id601244
Published by NHTSA1998-07-14
Manufacturer's number98813
Manufacturer's date1998-04-27
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT OR NO 4X4 ENGAGEMENT , EVEN WHILE THE 4X4 ILLUMINATED, AND/OR A CLUNKING NOISE HEARD WHILE SHIFTING INTO 4X4 ON THE FLY. *YC

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, Transfer case

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1998

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