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Service bulletins for the 1997 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.

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

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9803241999-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS OF COLD ENGINE UPPER KNOCK / TICK. *YC
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
98561998-07-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD START/LONG CRANK TIME AND/OR A STUMBLE/HESITATION AFTER COLD START ON ACCELERATION. *YC
970902971891998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A "THUMPING" NOISE OR TEMPEATURE GAUGE FLUCTATION WITH SOME VEHICLES. *YC
970501106271997-10-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE ACCOMPANIED BY STALLS/ QUITS AT IDLE. *YC
BC10199972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. 4.0L EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATION THAT MAY BE ACCOMPNIED WITH A THUMPING NOISE OR FEEL IN THE COOLANT HOSES WITH THE ENGINE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *JD
BC10189972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. BLOCK HEATERS MAY EXPERIENCE COOLANT LEAKS DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE BLOCK. *JD
BC34919723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. SOME 4.0L ENGINES WITH BLOCK HEATERS MAY EXPERIENCE COOLANT LEAKS DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE BLOCK. *JD
BC34859723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. 4.0L EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATION THAT MAY BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A THUMPING NOISE OR FEEL IN THE COOLANT HOSE WITH THE ENGINE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *JD
BC03249702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK/TICK NOISE. *JD
BC97149611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICING EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PURGE FLOW SYSTEM. *TW
BC04909611121997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED COMPONENT. *TW
BC04079611151997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED PARTS. *TW
BC03249611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK/TICK NOISE. *TW
BC96669610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 2.5L DURATEC ENGINE EXCHANGES NO LONGER INCLUDE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE COMPONENT, OIL LEVEL INDICATOR, WATER PUMP BELT/TENSIONER, EGR TUBE, LINKSHAFT BRACKET OR EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. *TT
BC07649610161997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. THE OIL INDICATOR TUBE (DIP STICK) IS COMING INTO CONTACT W/ THE CRANK SHAFT, CAUSING A TICKING SOUND. *TT

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