Service bulletin 0179
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 619272 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-05-22 |
| Manufacturer's number | 0179 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2001-04-02 |
| NHTSA component | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER |
NHTSA's summary
SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 3/26/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL GAUGE THAT DROPS FROM FULL TOO FAST OR INDICATES LESS THAN THE ACTUAL FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK (EXCESSIVE TANK RESERVE). *TT
The document
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Components
Fuel system
| FORD RANGER | 2001 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 18719 | 2005-12-06. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0172, P0174 AND/OR P0175 (FUEL SYSTEM TOO RICH OR LEAN). *TT |
|---|---|
| 0398 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT |
| 15532 | 2002-04-11. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITNG FUEL LINE DAMAGE DUE TO PINCHING/SQUEEZING OF THE FUEL RETURN LINE. *TT |