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Service bulletin 985161

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 id613295
Published by NHTSA2000-06-20
Manufacturer's number985161
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

SOME 3.0L MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF ENGINE IDLE HIGH (1500 - 2000 RPM) DURING DECELERATION. *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

Throttle and cruise control

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
07V3360002007-08-03. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
99V0620011999-03-30. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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
145472001-04-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SURGE, HESITATION OR ROUGH IDLE OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON W/ DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171, P0172, P0174, AND P0175. *JB
129962000-12-14. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING ALL VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 5/1/1999 EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, NO LONGER HAVE ILLUMINATED SPEED CONTROL STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES. *TT
127222000-11-09. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L FLEX FUEL ENGINE (VIN CODE V) MAY EXHIBIT A HARD / NO START, ROUGH IDLE AND / OR OTHER DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS WITH OR WITHOUT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0176. *TT
62352000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FLEX FUEL ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD / NO START, ROUGH IDLE AND / OR OTHER DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS WITH OR WITHOUT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0176. *TT
137952000-06-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.5L MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH IDLE CONDITION ON DECELERATION AND/OR WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. *MJS
80072000-06-08. Service bulletin. A HIGH IDLE CONDITION ON DECELERATION AND/OR WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED.
00352000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE HIGH IDLE. *MJS
66912000-05-11. Service bulletin. ALL VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 5/1/1999, EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, NO LONGER HAVE ILLUMINATED SPEED CONTROL STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES. *TT
65742000-05-11. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OCCASIONAL HOOT / MOAN FROM THE IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TT
132412000-03-22. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING SLOW RETURN TO IDLE. *MJS