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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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98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
984151998-07-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A HIGH ENGINE RPM AT IDLE, WITH ENGINE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
985A361998-06-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. A GRABBING AND/OR STICKING CONDITION DURING THE FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE COLD OR IN THE MORNING AFTER AN OVERNIGHT RAIN MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
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
98391998-05-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER DOOR GLASS MAY
970902971891998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A "THUMPING" NOISE OR TEMPEATURE GAUGE FLUCTATION WITH SOME VEHICLES. *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
970501106331997-10-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. RANGER EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-THEFT MAY EXPERIENCE THE ALARM TO ACTIVATE INADVERTENTLY. *YC
BC1060297051997-09-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ONLY RANGERS EQUIPPED WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS WILL HAVE RIGHT HAND ILLUMINATED ENTRY. *TW
BC23819705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WHEN REMOVING STICKERS/LABELS FROM THE PRIVACY QUARTER GLASS WINDOWS, DO NOT USE ANY SHARP OR RAZOR LIKE EDGES. *TW
BC23619705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AUTHORIZED WARRANTY PART REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS TO CORRECT EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE. *TW
BC23019705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH A REDESIGNED LIP SEAL. *TW
BC22449705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. ONLY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS WILL HAVE RIGHT HAND ILLUMINATED ENTRY. *TW
976221997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. IDLE- HIGH ENGINE RPM- VEHICLES WITH 2.3L ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *JD
976211997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)- MIL LAMP ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1405 STORED IN MEMORY- 2.3L VEHICLES. *JD
976151997-07-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. BRAKES- "SQUEALING" NOISE AND/OR STICKING DURING FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS AFTER A RAINFALL AND/OR WHEN BRAKES ARE COLD. *JD
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
BC32829702061997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. GEM CONCERN - CHECK FOR MORE THAN ONE GEM CONTROLLED COMPONENT THAT IS INOPERATIVE OR FOR A STRING OF FALSE GEM DTC'S RECEIVED IN MEMORY. *TW
BC42449702011997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES VARY ON VEHICLES BASED ON OPTION CONTENT & HAVE DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC CODE RETRIEVAL METHODS. *JD
BC10361970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH IDLE CONCERNS DUE TO THE CALIBRATION. *JD
97471997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. FRAME- RIVET REPLACEMENT WITH BOLTS- SERVICE TIPS. *JD
973131997-06-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. LAMP- "CHECK ENGINE" MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED- DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1405 STORED IN MEMORY- NO DRIVE CONCERNS- VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINE. *JD

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