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Service bulletins for the 2001 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.

205 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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161002002-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L GASOLINE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE QUIT UPON INITIAL STARTING OF THE ENGINE WITH A NORMAL RESTART AND RUN ON THE SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT. *TT
02762002-11-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING ENGINE RATTLE NOISE FROM PRIMARY CHAIN DRIVE AREA BETWEEN 2000-3000 RPM ON COLD ENGINE OPERATION ONLY. *TT
154852002-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING ENGINE QUITTING OR IDLE DIP BELOW 450 RPM DURING DECELERATION OR WHILE TURNING. *TT
154702002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH SPARK KNOCK NOISE OR CHAIN RATTLE NOISE BETWEEN 2000-3000 RPM, DURING COLD ENGINE OPERATION ONLY. *TT
154552002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5/3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A SURGE, HESITATION, ROUGH IDLE OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171, P0174, P0175. *TT
012462002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT
153812002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE LOSS OR REDUCTION IN POWER CONDITION ON DECELERATION, BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART. *TT
153782002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 4.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE FLUTTER NOISE. *TT
012322002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A LOW ENGINE RPM DURING INITIAL COLD START AND/OR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UPON CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT OR DURING DECELERATION. *TT
153582002-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE QUITTING DURING DECELERATION. *TT
153332002-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L SOHC ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE QUITTING DURING DECELERATION. *TT
153142002-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MAY EXHIBIT A DOWNWARD MOVEMENT TO THE COOL REGION OF THE GAGE. *TT
153132002-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.3L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT POOR IDLE QUALITY, HESITATION/SURGE ON LIGHT ACCELERATION. *TT
152902002-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 4.0L SOHC MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE OIL LEAK CONDITION, COMING FROM THE OIL PAN OR LADDER FRAME AREA. *TT
012052002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT
012042002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE OIL FILTER MOUNTING SURFACE. *TT
152682001-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 2.3L ENGINE MAY APPEAR TO HAVE AN OVERHEAT CONDITION ACCOMPANIED WITH A GLYCOL SMELL AND / OR BOIL OVER. *TT
151902001-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SURGE, HESITATION, ROUGH IDLE OR MALFUNCTION NDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171, P0172, NP0174, P0175. *ET
151802001-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT CONCERNING ECT VS CHT , SOME VEHICLE WITH THE 2.3L DOHC ENGINE, MAY EXHIBIT A FALSE OVERHEAT CONDITION WHEN MONITORING PIDS ON THE WDS OR NGS. *YH
151652001-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT STALL ON DECELERATION, AT STOPS, LOW SPEEDS. *YH
01E142001-07-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING STOP SALE - ADVANCE EMISSION RECALL NOTICE - EMISSION RECALL 01E14 - CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES CERTIFIED TO TIER 1 EMISSIONS STANDARDS. *TT
01E142001-07-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING STOP SALE ADVANCE EMISSION RECALL NOTICE - CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES CERTIFIED FOR TIER 1 EMISSIONS, IDENTIFIED BY VEHICLE EMISSIONS CONTROL INFORMATION (VECI) LABEL PART NUMBER SUFFIX HFD, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SALE IN THE NORTHEAST TRADING REGION (NTR). THE NTR INCLUDES THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, RHODE ISLAND, MARYLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. *TT
01E142001-06-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. FIELD ACTION FOR VEHICLES INADVERTENTLY SOLD IN THE NORTHEAST STATES WITHOUT THE PROPER EMISSION CERTIFICATION FOR THE NORTHEAST TRADING REGION (NTR). *TT
0105012001-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME 3.0L AND 4.0L VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF POWER IF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED IN SERVICE. *TT
01512001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME 2001 3.0L AND 4.0L VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF POWER IF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED IN SERVICE. *TT

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