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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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Bulletins, newest first
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
152272001-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME EV VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A/C INOPEATIVE OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES RELATED TO A/C SYSTEM. *TT
152152001-12-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 OR P0457. *TT
152152001-12-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVABILITY CONDITIONS OR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 OR P0457 STORED. *TT
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
011872001-11-30. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONCERNS WITH DRIVEABILITY, UNABLE TO REACH WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, LACK OF POWER.*JB
011842001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING.*JB
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
151462001-11-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INABILITY TO REACH WIDE OPEN THROTTLE MODE WOT. *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
151352001-11-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE OR INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER. *YD
151702001-11-08. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0442. *YH
151662001-11-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT CONCERNING P1460, P1474 FALSE CODES SET WITH NO AIR CONDITONING. *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
151192001-11-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. INFORMATION REGARDING MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PART NUMBER CLARIFICATION. *SLC
011572001-10-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *SLC
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
150222001-10-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CONCERNS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LAMP IS ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1230, C1229, OR C1237. *TT
150102001-10-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING CONDENSATION WITHIN THE FOG LAMP. *TT
149692001-10-22. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0300 (RANDOM MISFIRE). *TT
149782001-10-22. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME 4X4 SUPER CABS (WITH TORSION BARS) BUILT FROM JANUARY 2001 DO NOT HAVE THE REAR SWAY BAR AS THIS WAS DELETED IN PRODUCTION. *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
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
011122001-10-22. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH A 2.3L, 3.0L GAS, OR 4.0L SOHC ENGINE 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

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