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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
011242001-10-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ON SOME VEHICLES, ENGINE OIL MAY CONTINUE TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET AREA AFTER AN ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *TT
0111112001-10-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME 4X4 SUPER CAB VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOW FREQUENCY DRIVESHAFT THUMP TYPE NOISE / VIBRATION ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, AND / OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING. *TT
011182001-10-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUBJECT REGARDING NEW VERSION 3.0 DIAGNOSTIC SOPTWARE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN E.V. VEHICLES. *TT
150972001-09-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR ALIGNMENT OUT OF SPEC CONDITION. *TT
150952001-09-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO FUEL OCTAINE PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT WITH NGS. *TT
143662001-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING SPARK KNOCK (PING) UNDER ACCELERATION. *TT
148982001-07-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHCLES MAY EXHIBIT A BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATION AND / OR STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING. *TT
011092001-07-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) RANGERS MAY EXHIBIT A NO-CHARGE CONDITION. THERE ARE SEVERAL POSSIBLE CAUSES WHY THE BATTERY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) MIGHT NOT ALLOW CHARGING (AS INDICATED BY THE OP_STATES). A CHARGING SYSTEM FAULT (C1838) DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE A CHARGER FAILURE. THIS PROCEDURE WILL HELP TO PINPOINT A NO-CHARGE CONDITION USING PREVIOUSLY STORED DATA IN THE BCM. *TT
01962001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME 4X4 SUPER CAB VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOW FREQUENCY THUMP TYPE NOISE / VIBRATION ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, AND / OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING. *TT
131542001-05-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING 4.0L ENGINE HOTLINE PHONE NUMBERS. *TT
014122001-05-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATED SAFETY GLOVES TESTING AND ORDERING INFORMATION. *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
01462001-05-30. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHATTER OR BINDING CONDITION WHEN OPERATING THE POWER SIDE WINDOWS EITHER IN THE DOWN OR UP MODE. *TT
148472001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHBIT FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT
01B762001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUBJECT REGARDING BATTERY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A LEAD ACID TRACTION BATTERY. *TT
01B702001-05-22. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ONWER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM REGARDING INTERMITTENT OIL WARNING LAMP - TIM SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TT
01B69S12001-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM (SUPPLEMENT #1) REGARDING ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP REPLACEMENT. REVISED TO REFLECT ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP REPLACEMENT FOR ALL AFFECTED 1998 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, WITHOUT THE NEED OF PERFORMING A WIGGLE TEST. *TT
01B692001-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT THEIR VEHICLE MAY HAVE AN ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN DUTY CYCLES. THIS PRORAM INVOLVES POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP. *TT
01862001-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON SOME VEHICLES, INCLUDING SPORT AND SPORT TRAC, THE FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM THE VENT TUBE. *TT
143662001-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT SPARK KNOCK (PING) UNDER ACCELERATION. *JB
001512001-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION FELT AT HIGH SPEEDS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL TO LEAK OR THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BLUSHING TO MOVE OUT OF POSITION OR BECOME DAMAGED ON SOME VEHICLES. *JB
002252001-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME ELECTRIC VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOW SPEED SHUDDER ON LIGHT ACCELERATION. *JB
146172001-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO BROKEN THERMOSTAT. *JB
145832001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH BROKEN THERMOSTATS ON ENGINES. *JB
145472001-04-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SURGE, HESITATION OR ROUGH IDLE OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON W/ DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171, P0172, P0174, AND P0175. *JB

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