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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| 12583 | 1999-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. *TT |
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| 12573 | 1999-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. INFORMATION REGARDING THE AUDIO SYSTEM SELECTIVE LIGHTING FEATURE. *TT |
| 12554 | 1999-06-07. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUBJECT REGARDING REVOLUTIONS PER MILE TIRE SIZE DATA. *TT |
| 5705 | 1999-06-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLE EXHIBITING MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) RELATED SYMPTOMS. *TT |
| 5652 | 1999-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. COMPLAINTS THAT THE IN-DASH CD STOPS OPERATING WHEN HOT. *TT |
| 5518 | 1999-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON SERVICING OIL PAN GASKET LEAKS. *TT |
| 9946 | 1999-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT RADIATOR. *TT |
| 98L22 | 1999-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. SUBJECT ON REVISED SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABELS. *TT |
| 9943 | 1999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT |
| 98203 | 1999-04-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ADHESIVES USED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *TT |
| 98246 | 1999-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. *YC |
| 982323 | 1999-03-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACEMENT AND / OR REPAIRS ON ANY LOCK COMPONENT. *YC |
| 98B25 | 1999-03-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM 98B25-1998 RANGER FOUR-WHEEL ABS INVOICING/WINDOW STICKER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. |
| 982312 | 1999-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ISSUES REGAREDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ( DTCS ) P0705, P0708, P1704, AND / OR P1705 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY. *YC |
| 982310 | 1999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK |
| 98238 | 1999-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONDENSATE MAY LEAK ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC |
| 982013 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REDUCED A/C AIR FLOW, REDUCED DRIVING RANGE, AND/ OR REDUCED A/C PERFORMANCE. *YC |
| 982010 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC |
| 98203 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH ADHENSIVES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *YC |
| 982516 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LIFT EFFORT IS EXCESSIVE ON THE DRIVER AND / OR PASSENGER OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. *YC |
| 98259 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VINYL COVERED ITEMS SUCH AS DASH PANELS, DOOR TRIM PANELS, CONSOLES, ETC., MAY EXHIBIT A SMALL DENT, SCUFF, ABRASION AND/ OR DISCOLORATION RESULTING FROM ASSEMBLY, TRANSIT, DEALER PREP AND/OR CUSTOMER USAGE. *YC |
| 982730 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. EXHIBITING A BROKEN SEAT BACK HANDLE LEVER. *YC |
| 982671 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE POOR RADIO RECEPTION ( AM/FM). *YC |
| 982537 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXPERIENCING A NOISE AND / OR VIBRATION CONCERN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPYH OR FASTER. *YC |
| 982530 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. WHEELS. SOME VEHICLES MAY RECEIVE INCORRECT MUD FLAPS DURING INSTALLATION AND WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY TO THE VEHICLE. *YC |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.