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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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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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012412002-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS STROKED OR THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINS ON FLOOR. *TT
154252002-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS WHEN HOT. *TT
152692001-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L SOHC ENGINE AND MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION, MAY EXHIBIT A LOW ENGINE RPM DURING INITIAL COLD START AND / OR AN ENGINE QUITTING UPON CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT DURING DECELERATION. *TT
152512001-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES WITH FEWER THAN 10,000 MILES MAY EXHIBIT GREASE OOZING FROM THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT. *TT
152462001-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GRINDING NOISE WHILE IN 4X4 MODE UNDER DECELERATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
011842001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING.*JB
151352001-11-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE OR INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER. *YD
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
011142001-10-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT AXLE AREA OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM 16 TO 64 KM/H (10 TO 40 MPH). *TT
150802001-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME VEHICLES WITH FEWER THAN 10,000 MILES MAY EXHIBIT GREASE OOZING FROM THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT. *TT
150372001-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. SOME 4X2 SUPER CABS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE AND MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION BUSHING SPIN-OUT AND / OR EXTENSION HOUSING LEAK FROM THE REAR SEAL. *TT
011382001-09-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L ENGINE AND 5R44E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PRODUCED 08/08/2000 THROUGH 06/18/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A DELAYED REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. *TT
011032001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FLASHING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) AND / OR A DELAYED 1-3 SHIFT WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0733. THIS DTC MAY BE SET WHEN COLD BELOW 4 DEGREES C (40 DEGREES F) AND DURING LIGHT THROTTLE ACCELERATIONS AFTER START UP. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CALIBRATION OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *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
147912001-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE AND 5R44E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING TCIL WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0733 AND / OR DELAYED 1-3 SHIFT. *TT
014112001-05-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. HIGH-PITCHED FRONT AXLE SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM 16 TO 64 KM/H (10 TO 40 MPH). *TT
148472001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHBIT FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *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
0023102001-03-05. 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
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
85122000-07-26. 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

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