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Service bulletins for the 1996 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
BC23019705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH A REDESIGNED LIP SEAL. *TW
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
10149970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. UPDATE TO TSB 96-21-9 ADDITIONAL CALIBRATION ADDED- ANY CALIBRATION REVISION LEVEL FOR A VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT IS NOT CALLED OUT IN TSB 96-21-9 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT TSB. *JD
BC10131970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. FOUR WHEEL DIRVE ELECTRONIC SHIFT OPERATION. *JD
BC01239702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DIAGNOSING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ELECTRONIC SHIFT OPERATION CONCERNS ON 95/96 MODEL YEAR RANGER. *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
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
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
BC07419610181997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR STALLING CONCERNS, REFLASH THE PCM W/ 96 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
9519121996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON TRANSMISSIONS BUILT BEFORE 6/20/95 (FIG 1) AN EXTENDED SHIFT AND A HIGHER ENGINE RPM THAN EXPECTED AND/OR NO SHIFT CONDITION, POSSIBLY ALONG WITH A FLASHING 'O/D OFF' LAMP AND/OR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) LISTED ABOVE, MAY OCCUR. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A DAMAGED INTERMEDIATE AND/OR OVERDRIVE SERVO SEAL.
BC01319601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. 4X4 FRONT AXLES MUST USE HYPOID 4X4 GEAR OIL P/N F1TZ-19580-A & HIGH TEMP 4X4 FRONT AXLE & WHEEL BEARING GREASE WHEN SERVICING. IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO USE HEAVIER WEIGHT LUBES IN THESE FRONT AXLES.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.