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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
131802000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL CHART. *MJS
131752000-03-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION REGARDING CLUTCH SQUAWK NOISE ON TAKE OFF. *MJS
131102000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING 4.0L OHV ENGINE-MARBLE TYPE NOISE. *MJS
70262000-03-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. INFORMATION REGARDING REAR END SAG. *MJS
69972000-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME SERVICE MANUALS MAY LIST THE INCORRECT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS ENGINE SIZES. *TT
69912000-03-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *TT
69262000-03-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING THE ENGINE HOTLINE PHONE NUMBERS FOR 1997 - 2000 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. *TT
992422000-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *TT
992382000-03-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. A TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATION AND / OR A KNOCKING / THUMPING NOISE MAY BE AUDIBLE INTHE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
992342000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT
991962000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
9918132000-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. EXPERIENCING AN INOPERATIVE OR INACCURATE ODOMETER / SPEEDOMETER READINGS. *TT
991832000-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION ON REVISED OIL PAN GASKET REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT
99M052000-03-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PREMATURE TRACTION BATTERY WEAR-OUT. FORD IS PROVIDING FULL BATTERY COVERAGE. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
992212000-02-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY APPEAR TO BE LOW IN THE REAR. *TT
99B172000-02-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM REGARDING RANGER ELECTRIC-VEHICLE COMPONENT UPGRADES. *TT
9968841999-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A "DIESEL AND / OR MARBELS IN A TIN CAN RATTLE" ON VEHICLES WITH A 4.OL OVH ENGINE. *TT
9967801999-12-02. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. THIS ONLINE SERVICE BULLETIN INVOLVES VEHICLES EXHIBITING WINDNOISE AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR GLASS SEAL / WEATHERSTRIP MOLDING AREA. *TT
9835721999-10-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM. CONCERNS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES AND / OR ABS LIGHT FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. *TT
991641999-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION ON JUMP START PROCEDURES FOR RANGER ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) AUXILIARY BATTERY. *TT
991631999-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS CLARIFICATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN RANGER ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) TRACTION BATTERY MODULES. *TT
991671999-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE BATTERY OVERCHARGE WHILE USING NGS TESTER. *TT
991621999-10-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0125 STORED IN MEMORY, AND / OR LACK OF HEAT WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL. *TT

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