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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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Bulletins, newest first
991611999-10-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. EXPERIENCING AN AUDIBLE PINGING OR CREAKING (NOT A CLUNKING NOISE) HEARD FROM THE DRIVELINE WHEN ENGINE TORQUE IS INITIALLY APPLIED TO THE DRIVELINE SUCH AS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE. *TT
98113481999-09-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SOME VEHICLES EXHIBITING A THROTTLE PEDAL BUZZING. *TT
98113381999-09-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MY BE MISSING FENDER HOLES TO MOUNT MUD FLAPS. *TT
98113031999-09-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SQUEEK / CREEK SOUND WITHIN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. *TT
98109301999-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR MAIN CRANKSHAFT SEAL. *TT
9831401999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXPERIENCING A SQUEAKING / CREEKING SOUND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TT
9830741999-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH AXLE WIND-UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS. *TT
9830711999-09-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPROVED SAIL MOUNT MANUAL MIRROR. *TT
9961251999-09-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC. *TT
9951571999-09-08. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE. *TT
129051999-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AXLE WIND UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HI OR LOW RANGE MODE. *TT
128271999-09-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. CONCERNS WITH THUMP / BUMP SENSATION ON ACCELERATION. *TT
64681999-09-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXPERIENCING A SQUEAK SOUND WHILE OPENING OR CLOSING THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR(S). *TT
64081999-09-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4X4 OPTION WHILE OPERATING IN 4X2 MODE MAY EXHIBIT A LIGHT OR A ROLLING THUMP / BUMP SENSATION ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. *TT
99461999-09-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT THE RADIATOR. *TT
991341999-08-26. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. EXPERIENCING A THUMP AND / OR BUMP SENSATION ON LIGHT ACCELERATION AND / OR DECELERATION ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
991291999-08-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINE / BUZZ TYPE NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO ON VEHICLES WITH AN IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *TT
998161999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT
99861999-08-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OVERDRIVE (O/D) LIGHT FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0741 AND / OR P1740. *TT
99S091999-08-16. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL CABLE REPLACEMENT. *TT
9760111999-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
981211999-07-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SUBJECT REGARDING POWER WINDOW TRAVELLING 25 - 127 MM (1-5 INCHES) DOWNWARD WHEN USING ONE-TOUCHDOWN MODE. *TT
98181999-07-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
126101999-06-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INFORMATION ON REPLACING A FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HUC). *TT

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