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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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131542000-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE HOTLINE PHONE NUMBERS. *TT
131182000-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE NOISE WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE CUSTOMER AS A PISTON / CONNECTING ROD BEARING KNOCK. *TT
131102000-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A DIESEL AND / OR MARBELS IN A TIN CAN RATTLE. *TT
130542000-11-15. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. EXPERIENCING WINDNOISE AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR GLASS SEAL / WEATHERSTRIP MOLDING AREA. *TT
125212000-11-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES WITH LIMITED SLIP / TRACTION-LOK REAR AXLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHATTER NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT
125182000-11-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CONCERNS WITH THE IN-DASH CD STOPS OPERATING WHEN HOT / RADIO DISPLAY READS CD TOO HOT. *TT
60322000-11-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
127492000-11-14. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SAG IN THE REAR END. *TT
127052000-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERNAL LOW ENGINE NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A DIESEL AND / OR MARBLES IN A TIN CAN RATTLE. *TT
63262000-11-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SAG IN THE REAR END. *TT
132832000-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME 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
68962000-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE NOISE WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE CUSTOMER AS A PISTON / CONNECTING ROD BEARING KNOCK. *TT
128432000-11-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
63212000-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SPARK KNOCK UNDER ACCELERATION. *TT
60352000-11-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEVES FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN MEMORY. *TT
67272000-11-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. THIS ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE BULLETIN CONTAINS PROCEDURES FOR VEHICLES WITH A REAR END SAG. *TT
62852000-11-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CONCERNS WITH A SAG IN THE REAR END. *TT
61992000-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A DIESEL / MARBEL TYPE NOISE. *TT
98-47322000-11-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS..
140722000-08-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING. *TT
115122000-08-02. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF NOISY FRONT SYSTEM BLOWER MOTORS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. *TT
115092000-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ERRONEOUS DTCS B1398 AND B1302 WHEN DIAGNOSTIC TEST ARE PERFROMED. *TT
140762000-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE SPARK KNOCK (PING) ON ACCELERATION. **MR
140562000-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION OIL SEAL AREA. **MR
85602000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING. **MR

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