Service bulletins for the 1989 Ford Ranger
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.
30 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| 96246 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW |
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| 95212 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL. |
| BC1350950906 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HIGH ALTITUDE TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE. *TW |
| SFA/94L04 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. UNKNOWN |
| SFA/94L04 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SPECIAL FIELD ACTION - 94L04 - RANGERS EQUIPPED WITH 2.3L DUAL SPARK PLUG ENGINES, MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AT THE PROPER INTERVAL. TO ASSURE THAT ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS ARE REPLACED AT THE APPROPRIATE INTERVAL, A SERVICE REMINDER LABEL WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTATCHMENT. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.