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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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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
014122001-05-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATED SAFETY GLOVES TESTING AND ORDERING INFORMATION. *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
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
148682001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PRIMARY CHAIN RATTLE NOISE (SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS A SPARK KNOCK-TYPE NOISE). *TT
148472001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHBIT FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT
148322001-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE HORN SWITCH STICKING AFTER IT IS DEPRESSED. *TT
148232001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PRIMARY CHAIN RATTLE NOISE BETWEEN 2000 - 3000 RPM (SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS A SPARK KNOCK-TYPE NOISE). *TT
148222001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME SUPERCAB 4X4 EQUIPPED VEHICLES WITH 3.0 / 4.0L ENGINES 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
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
01792001-05-22. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 3/26/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL GAUGE THAT DROPS FROM FULL TOO FAST OR INDICATES LESS THAN THE ACTUAL FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK (EXCESSIVE TANK RESERVE). *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
01252001-05-16. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES. SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM - BELT REMINDER FUNCTION, OPERATION AND SERVICE TIPS. *TT
143452001-04-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REGISTERING LOW OR NO OIL PRESSURE USUALLY ON INITIAL STRT-UP AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF COLD SOAK. *JB
002242001-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME RANGER ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS) MAY EXPERIENCE STEADILY DECLINING DRIVING RANGE CAUSED BY NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES THAT SUFFER FROM A CONDITION WHERE, IF NOT FULLY DISCHARGED ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE BATTERY MAY LOSE MUCH OF ITS ABILITY TO DELIVER ENERGY, THUS REDUCING THE VEHICLE'S RANGE. *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
145592001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING LACK OF POWER AFTER POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REPROGRAMMING. *JB
145552001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE TICKING SOUND/NOISE. *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
145842001-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FLEX FUEL VECHICLE OIL AND FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS. *JB
145642001-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT THE INTEGRATED PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (IPATS) FUNCTION HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO PCM AND NO LONGER HAS A STAND ALONE MODULE. *JB
145132001-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN UNSTABLE / ROLLING IDLE CONDITION AFTER COLD START DURING WARM-UP. *TT
145292001-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUBJECT REGARDING ASH CUP NOW AVAILABLE FOR SEPARATE ORDER. *TT

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