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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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150932001-09-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. EXHIBITING DRIVABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (GROSS LEAK DETECTED). *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
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
011432001-09-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. CONDENSATION AND / OR WATER ACCUMULATION WITHIN THE FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY. IF NOT SERVICED, THE FOG LAMP COULD EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE. *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
011332001-09-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR SHOCK SPACER WASHER USAGE FOR ELECTRONIC VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER 4/1/2001 ONLY. *TT
142892001-08-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING CLEAR VISION CONDITION (STEERING OFF-CENTER WITH VEHICLE DRIVING STRAIGHT). *TT
145212001-08-09. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE VSS (VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR) SIGNAL. *TT
139952001-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1200-1400 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. THIS HIGHER BASE IDLE STRAGETY IS NOW USED DURING PLANT / TRANSPORTATION OPERATION TO PREVENT SPARK PLUG FOULING. *TT
149072001-07-20. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REGISTERING LOW OR NO OIL PRESSURE USUALLY ON INITIAL START-UP AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF COLD SOAK. *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
148712001-07-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (GROSS LEAK DETECTED). *TT
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
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
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
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
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
147182001-06-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE AND 5R44E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0733 WITH A LIGHT THROTTLE 1-3 EXTENDED SHIFT CONDITION IN COLD TEMPERATURES ONLY (20-40F TOT=TRANSMISSION OIL TEMPERATURE). *TT
01E142001-05-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING STOP SALE ADVANCE EMISSION RECALL NOTICE. THIS ADVANCE NOTICE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EMISSION RECALL 01E14 THAT AFFECTS CERTAIN 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES CERTIFIED TO TIER 1 EMISSIONS STANDARDS. *TT
01522001-05-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION, INOPERATIVE OR ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0500, P0501, P0503, P1721, P0176, P1000, ABS DTC 9, RABS DTC 16, OR A DELAYED OR HARSH SHIFTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TT

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