# Service bulletins for the 1998 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.

295 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [030508](/bulletins/10017891.md), 2005-12-07, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE \- VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. \*TT
- [042419](/bulletins/10014096.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:FRONT. REVISED PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTING ALIGNMENT ON ALL SUSPENSIONS \- NEW RIGHT HAND UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN FOR TORSION BAR FRONT SUSPENSIONS. \*TT
- [042107](/bulletins/10014086.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). GENERAL \(PCM\) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. \*TT
- [04237](/bulletins/10013414.md), 2005-04-18, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT THUMP CLUNK ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM STOP OR WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP. \*EH
- [04217](/bulletins/10013369.md), 2005-04-15, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. \*TT
- [02192](/bulletins/10008587.md), 2004-08-09, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT\-THUMP/CLUNK HEARD ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP.
- [02176](/bulletins/10008580.md), 2004-08-05, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP\-BRAKE\-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. \*MJ
- [17777](/bulletins/10008552.md), 2004-08-04, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. REAR LEAF SPRING NOISE. \*TT
- [02232](/bulletins/10008311.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. FRAME MOUNTED FRONT BUMPER BRACKETS SERVICE KIT. \*TT
- [02221](/bulletins/10008304.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE\-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS\-INCORRECT INSTALLATION\-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER \(CMP\) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. \*MJ
- [03048](/bulletins/10008280.md), 2004-07-26, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. THUMP/CLUNK ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM STOP OR WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP ON CERTAIN 4X4 SUPER CAB EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND STEEL DRIVESHAFT. \*TT
- [17254](/bulletins/10004908.md), 2004-01-15, Service bulletin: STEERING. CLICKING/POPPING NOISE FROM UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING. 2004 E SERIES AND EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ALSO INCLUDED. \*TT
- [03203](/bulletins/10004886.md), 2004-01-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTCS\) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. \*TT
- [03181](/bulletins/10004027.md), 2003-11-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY \(RKE\) \- SERVICE TIPS. \*TT
- [03148](/bulletins/10003748.md), 2003-10-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER \- SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. \*TT
- [0398](/bulletins/10002780.md), 2003-09-17, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. \*TT
- [030302](/bulletins/10002516.md), 2003-09-04, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT \- THUMP/CLUNK HEARD ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP. \*TT
- [0332](/bulletins/10002479.md), 2003-09-03, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. THUMP TYPE NOISE/VIBRATION HEARD ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP. \*TT
- [0358](/bulletins/10001922.md), 2003-07-26, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. FLUID MAY LEAK OUT OF THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. \*TT \*JB
- [870197](/bulletins/10000592.md), 2003-03-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION \(CMP\) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. \*TT
- [0282](/bulletins/637922.md), 2002-12-09, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 9/15/2001 MAY EXHIBIT LOW LINE PRESSURE READINGS WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 2ND GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR, NO ENGINE BRAKING IN MANUAL 1ST AND SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS. \*TT
- [15887](/bulletins/637755.md), 2002-12-04, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO 1\-2 UPSHIFT, NO 2\-3 UPSHIFT, A NO ENGINE BRAKING CONDITION IN MANUAL 1 OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0732 \(GEAR 2 INCORRECT RATIO\) OR P0733 \(GEAR 3 INCORRECT RATIO\). \*TT
- [15859](/bulletins/637710.md), 2002-12-04, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4WABS MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1233 AND C1234 \(ANTI\-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR OUTPUT FAILURE\). \*TT
- [15692](/bulletins/636326.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK, SNAP, RATTLE, OR CLUNK IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. \*TT
- [16040](/bulletins/636235.md), 2002-11-06, Service bulletin: STEERING. EXPERIENCING A CLICKING / POPPING NOISE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. \*TT

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