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Service bulletin 14547

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 id617919
Published by NHTSA2001-04-02
Manufacturer's number14547
Manufacturer's date2001-01-01
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SURGE, HESITATION OR ROUGH IDLE OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON W/ DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171, P0172, P0174, AND P0175. *JB

The document

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Components

Throttle and cruise control

Trouble codes named

P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
09V3990002009-10-13. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
011872001-11-30. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH DRIVEABILITY, UNABLE TO REACH WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, LACK OF POWER.*JB
151462001-11-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INABILITY TO REACH WIDE OPEN THROTTLE MODE WOT. *ET
145212001-08-09. Service bulletin. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE VSS (VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR) SIGNAL. *TT
139952001-07-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1200-1400 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. THIS HIGHER BASE IDLE STRAGETY IS NOW USED DURING PLANT / TRANSPORTATION OPERATION TO PREVENT SPARK PLUG FOULING. *TT
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
142122000-09-20. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING SPEED CONTROL LIGHTS OPERATIVE. *TT
9851612000-06-20. Service bulletin. SOME 3.0L MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF ENGINE IDLE HIGH (1500 - 2000 RPM) DURING DECELERATION. *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