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Service bulletin 99164

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 id607672
Published by NHTSA1999-10-04
Manufacturer's number99164
Manufacturer's date1999-08-09
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON JUMP START PROCEDURES FOR RANGER ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) AUXILIARY BATTERY. *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

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V0790001998-04-21. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

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
02452002-11-05. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. *TT
02652002-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) COLD WEATHER BATTERY PERFORMANCE. *TT
01B762001-05-22. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING BATTERY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A LEAD ACID TRACTION BATTERY. *TT
002242001-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME RANGER ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS) MAY EXPERIENCE STEADILY DECLINING DRIVING RANGE CAUSED BY NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES THAT SUFFER FROM A CONDITION WHERE, IF NOT FULLY DISCHARGED ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE BATTERY MAY LOSE MUCH OF ITS ABILITY TO DELIVER ENERGY, THUS REDUCING THE VEHICLE'S RANGE. *JB
99M052000-03-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PREMATURE TRACTION BATTERY WEAR-OUT. FORD IS PROVIDING FULL BATTERY COVERAGE. *TT
991631999-10-04. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS CLARIFICATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN RANGER ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) TRACTION BATTERY MODULES. *TT
991671999-10-04. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE BATTERY OVERCHARGE WHILE USING NGS TESTER. *TT