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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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74712000-05-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. *TT
73662000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT NEUTRAL GEAR ROLLOVER NOISE (A LIGHT METALLIC RATTLING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION) WHICH OCCURS AT IDLE WITH TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CLUTCH ENGAGED (CLUTCH PEDAL UP). *TT
73532000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE GEM MODULE. *TT
130182000-05-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR END SAG. *TT
66922000-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW AIR CONDITIONER PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT
66032000-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIBLE PINGING OR CREAKING NOISE THAT MAY BE HEARD FROM THE DRIVELINE WHEN ENGINE TORQUE IS INITIALLY APPLIED TO THE DRIVELINE. *TT
65742000-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OCCASIONAL HOOT / MOAN FROM THE IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TT
9816162000-04-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. LEFT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE APPEARS LOW. *AK
981652000-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. EVAPORATOR CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO DRIP ON TO PASSENGER FLOOR. YD
9816132000-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AT RADIATOR. YD
134262000-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXHIBITING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS. *TT
134232000-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT NEUTRAL GEAR ROLLOVER NOISE WHICH OCCURS AT IDLE WITH TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND CLUTCH ENGAGED. *TT
134122000-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE STORED IN THE GEM. *TT
132892000-04-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. OWNERS OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *TT
981582000-04-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR GLASS CHATTER WHEN OPERATING THE WINDOW IN DOWN MODE.
981552000-04-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SQUEAKING AND CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM CAB WHILE DRIVING. YD
981632000-03-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LOCKS FAILED. YD
72062000-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE CLUTCH ON TAKE OFF. *TT
71472000-03-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A DIESEL AND / OR MARBLES IN A TIN CAN RATTLE. *TT
71262000-03-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WINDNOISE HEARD FROM THE COWL / WINDSHIELD AREA. *TT
71192000-03-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH ENGINE IDLE CONDITION ON DECELERATION OR WHEN DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH. *TT
132702000-03-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES WITH THE 4.0L OHV ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A DIESEL AND / OR MARBLES IN A TIN CAN RATTLE. *TT
132442000-03-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. INFORMATION REGARDING WINDNOISE FROM WINDSHIELD/COWL AREA. *MJS
132412000-03-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INFORMATION REGARDING SLOW RETURN TO IDLE. *MJS
132072000-03-21. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. INFORMATION REGARDING REAR END SAG. *MJS

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