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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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BC1058897051997-09-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 1997 RANGER VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE TAILGATE TAPE STRIPES. *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
BC22989705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MOAN IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT NEAR 2800 RPM - TO FIX, INSTALL A VIBRATION DAMPER TO A/C SUCTION LINE. *TW
BC22939705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 1997 RANGERS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH TAILGATE STRIPES. *TW
BC22429705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. RABS (REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP DURING 4X4 OPERATION. *TW
BC22329705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE ABS LIGHT (RABS) TO ILLUMINATE. *TW
BC22269705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICING TIP - TRANSMISSION - THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIZE DIRECT CLUTCH STEEL PLATES WHEN SERVICING 4R44E OR 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS. *TW
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
BC31709702171997-07-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. RANGER 4X4 WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM - VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WHEN BRAKING UNDER 4X4 MODE ON SLIPPERY/ICY SURFACES WITH FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP. *TW
97471997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. FRAME- RIVET REPLACEMENT WITH BOLTS- SERVICE TIPS. *JD
97371997-06-27. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. DOOR HANDLE- OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS EXTENDED TRAVEL- VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11/1/96. *JD
97351997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC10227972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATA FOR THE IGN GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC10210972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4R44E TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE INCORRECT ID TAG NUMBERS ON THE MAIN CONTROLS. *JD
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
BC10197972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THE VEHICLES WILL SHIFT 1,2,3,4,5 REGARDLESS OF THROTTLE POSITION. *JD
BC10191972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. EXHIBITING A PULSATING, CYCLICAL TYPE OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE TUBE AREA FROM 0 TO 45 MPH. *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
BC34939723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VEHICLES EXHIBITING A PULSATING, CYCLICAL TYPE OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE TUBE AREA FROM 0 TO 45 MPH. *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

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