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

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9825261999-02-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VARIOUS CONCERNS SUCH AS INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION WITHOUT COMMAND, DOME LIGHTS REMAINING ON, AND/OR THE DOOR CHIMES REMAING ON. *YC
9825211999-02-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION ON THE PARTS CATALOG BOOK REFERENCES AN INCORRECT CLUTCH PART NUMBER FOR SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 3.0L ENGINE. *YC
9824531999-02-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ERRONEOUS DTCS B1398 & B1302 WHEN DIAG. *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
98661998-07-22. Service bulletin. WHEELS. IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO INSTALL MUD FLAPS ONTO SOME VEHICLES. *YC
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
985131998-07-20. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A VIBRATION OR BIZZING MAY BE FELT THROUGH THE THROTTLE PEDAL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
985121998-07-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXPERIENCING A SQUEAKING / RATTLING NOISE HEAR FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *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
98441998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING THE TEXTURE OF THE OEM ANTI-CHIP STONE ABRASION MATERIAL TO RPAIR MATERIALS WHEN SERVICING. *YC
988131998-07-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT OR NO 4X4 ENGAGEMENT , EVEN WHILE THE 4X4 ILLUMINATED, AND/OR A CLUNKING NOISE HEARD WHILE SHIFTING INTO 4X4 ON THE FLY. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *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
980216983-201998-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A "BOOMING" NOISE MAY BE HEARD IN THE CAB WHILE DRIVING WITH ENGINE AT 2500-300 RPMS. *YC
983151998-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE SERVICE BAY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (SBDS) AND/OR NEW GENERATION STAR (NGS) TESTER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO READ THE SIGNAL FROM THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR (HO2S). *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

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