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Service bulletin 13442

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 id610880
Published by NHTSA2000-05-16
Manufacturer's number13442
Manufacturer's date1999-11-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *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

Transmission and driveline, Clutch

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1998, 1999, 2000
FORD RANGER1998, 1999, 2000

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
02552002-11-04. Service bulletin. HOOTING, EEKING OR MOANING NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TT
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85602000-07-26. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING. **MR
98114792000-07-10. Service bulletin. THE PARTS CATALOG BOOK REFERENCES AN INCORRECT CLUTCH PART NUMBER FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH THE 3.0L ENGINE. *TT
00572000-06-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SQUAWKING/EEKING NOISE THAT MAY BE HEARD FROM THE CLUTCH ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN UNDER LOAD IN FIRST GEAR. *MJS
132892000-04-04. Service bulletin. OWNERS OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *TT
72062000-03-30. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *TT
71192000-03-27. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH ENGINE IDLE CONDITION ON DECELERATION OR WHEN DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH. *TT
131752000-03-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING CLUTCH SQUAWK NOISE ON TAKE OFF. *MJS
69912000-03-14. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *TT