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Service bulletin 12138

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 id613159
Published by NHTSA2000-06-19
Manufacturer's number12138
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLIMATE CONTROL ISSUE OF LACK OF HEAT. *MJS

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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V0210001998-02-02. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
96V1610001996-08-29. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

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
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152272001-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME EV VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A/C INOPEATIVE OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES RELATED TO A/C SYSTEM. *TT
011862001-11-30. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CONTROL, LOUD A/C CLUTCH CYCLING NOISE.*JB
151982001-11-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT LOUD A/C CLUTCH CYCLING NOISE CONDITION. *JG
151672001-11-08. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOUD COMPRESSOR CYCLING NOISE. *YH
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
011182001-10-22. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING NEW VERSION 3.0 DIAGNOSTIC SOPTWARE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN E.V. VEHICLES. *TT
150952001-09-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO FUEL OCTAINE PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT WITH NGS. *TT
014122001-05-30. Service bulletin. HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATED SAFETY GLOVES TESTING AND ORDERING INFORMATION. *TT
51342001-01-13. Service bulletin. SOME SUPERCABS MAY EXHIBIT A BUZZ FROM THE REAR SPEAKERS. THIS MAY BE THE INTERIOR TRIM VIBRATING AT TIMES. *TT