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Service bulletins for the 1990 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.

42 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
985A131998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. *YC
9711109723121998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. CONCERNS WITH "PINGING" OR "CREAKING" BEING HEARD FROM THE DRIVELINE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE, OR WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH. *YC
BC23619705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AUTHORIZED WARRANTY PART REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS TO CORRECT EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE. *TW
97681997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FUEL ECONOMY- CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS VERSUS VEHICLE USAGE. *JD
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
97471997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. FRAME- RIVET REPLACEMENT WITH BOLTS- SERVICE TIPS. *JD
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962211997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *TW
9624171997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. NOISE - PINGING OR CREAKING FROM DRIVELINE WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO GEAR. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962461997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW
952121996-04-25. 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.
951531996-04-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE - FLUCTUATING AND /OR INACCURATE HIGH READINGS. *SD
BC13509509061996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HIGH ALTITUDE TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE. *TW
SFA/94L041995-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. UNKNOWN
951021995-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DISCONNECT OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE (ICM) CONNECTOR OR MOISTURE BUILDUP WITHIN THE CONNECTOR. *TW
SFA/94L041995-11-01. 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.