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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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Bulletins, newest first
9803241999-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS OF COLD ENGINE UPPER KNOCK / TICK. *YC
9803191999-02-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CONCERNS WITH FALSE ABS ACTIVATION WHILE LIGHT BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. *YC
98681998-07-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. A ROUGH IDLE, STALLING AT AN IDLE AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0174, AND/OR P1151 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY ON SOME VEHICLES WITH A 4.OL ENGINE. *YC
98671998-07-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. INFORMATION ON THE REVISED MANUAL OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS BUILT THROUGH 2/13/98. *TT
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
985141998-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. CONCERNS WITH A WHISTLING OR HISSING NOISE FROM THE MAIN CONTROL AREA OCCURING WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE AND / OR REVERSE ON SOME VEHICLES. *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
98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *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
985A211998-06-18. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ISSUES WITH THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ( RABS ) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP DURING 4X4 OPERATION. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
98391998-05-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER DOOR GLASS MAY
98331998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC
98311998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC
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
97050141581997-11-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VEHICLES INCLUDES GRAPHICS FOR A SPEED CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT. *YC
970501106271997-10-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE ACCOMPANIED BY STALLS/ QUITS AT IDLE. *YC
970501106071997-10-30. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF THE REAR ABS LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE ON POSITION.
BC1060097051997-09-18. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. 1997 4X4 RANGERS RABS (REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP DURING 4X4 OPERATION. *TW
BC1059797051997-09-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. UPDATE INFORMATION FOR 1997 4R44E AND 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS - THERE ARE TWO (2) DIFFERENT SIZE DIRECT CLUTCH STEEL PLATES WHEN SERVICING 4R44E OR 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS. *TW
BC1059397051997-09-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MOAN IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT OR NEAR 2800 RPM. *TW

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