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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| 00262 | 2001-03-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS) AND ELECTRIC POSTAL CHASSIS VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT LIGHTING OF THE OIL WARNING LAMP. *TT |
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| 002310 | 2001-03-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. *TT |
| 00248 | 2001-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT SPARK KNOCK (PING) UNDER ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 00242 | 2001-03-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. ON SOME VEHICLES THERE MAY BE A VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL TO LEAK OR THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING TO MOVE OUT OF POSITION OR BECOME DAMAGED. *TT |
| 12264 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CRANK NO START CONCER, OR THE DIAGNOSTICS HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 12246 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 11/15/98 MAY REQUIRE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO LIFT THE OUTSIDE (R/L) DOOR HANDLE. *TT |
| 12230 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 5382 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON, STALL AT TIP-IN FROM IDLE, ENGINE HESITATION, AND / OR SURGE. *TT |
| 5347 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CRANK NO START CONCERN, OR THE DIAGNOSTICS HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 5317 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO LIFT THE OUTSIDE (L/R) DOOR HANDLE ON VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 11/15/1998. *TT |
| 5249 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. *TT |
| 5230 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. ENGINEERING IS INTERESTED IN LOCATING CERTAIN SUPER CAB VEHICLES WITH 126 INCH WHEEL BASE AND 19.5 GALLON FUEL TANK FOR SERVICE REQUIRING FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 5134 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME SUPERCABS MAY EXHIBIT A BUZZ FROM THE REAR SPEAKERS. THIS MAY BE THE INTERIOR TRIM VIBRATING AT TIMES. *TT |
| 5133 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL MEDIA (AM / FM CASS / CD) RADIO MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIO CONCERN OF NO DISPLAY OR GRAPHICS. *TT |
| 11811 | 2001-01-12. Service bulletin. WHEELS. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH 16 INCH CHROME STYLED STEEL WHEELS AND WITH 16 INCH STEEL WHEELS MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUST AROUND THE EDGES OF THE WHEELS. *TT |
| 4703 | 2001-01-10. Service bulletin. WHEELS. SOME TRUCKS BUILT WITH 16 INCH CHROME STYLED STEEL WHEELS AND TRUCKS BUILT WITH 16 INCH STEEL WHEELS MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUST AROUND THE EDGES OF THE WHEELS. *TT |
| 99152 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT |
| 12782 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SPARK KNOCK UNDER ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 991210 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. *TT |
| 99111 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) CONCERNS. *TT |
| 99-8-15 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 4634 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. *TT |
| 12997 | 2000-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW A/C PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT |
| 13505 | 2000-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. ALL 4X4 VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ONTHE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT |
| 12873 | 2000-11-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK SOUND WHILE OPENING OR CLOSING THE FRONT OR REAR (4DR) DOOR(S). *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.