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Service bulletins for the 2003 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.

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

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TSB 20-22332020-08-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended.
TSB 19-20262019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB 19-20262019-04-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
061662007-02-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT. *KB
061162006-08-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
0522122006-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BUCK/JERK AND MISS DURING DRIVE CYCLE ABOVE 3000 RPM - NO DTC - 3.0L 2V GAS AND FFV ENGINE. *TT
0305082005-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. *TT
056192005-12-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. BRAKE LAMP CONCERNS. *TT
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
0424212005-04-28. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. *TT
0424192005-04-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. REVISED PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTING ALIGNMENT ON ALL SUSPENSIONS - NEW RIGHT HAND UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN FOR TORSION BAR FRONT SUSPENSIONS. *TT
0421072005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
042372005-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT THUMP CLUNK ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM STOP OR WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP. *EH
042172005-04-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
183752005-04-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HIGH IDLE AT COLD START. *TT
05132005-04-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INSIDE DOOR PULL HANDLE LOOSE - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 11/15/2002 AND EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS/DOOR LOCKS. *TT
041742005-04-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *TT
163082005-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. VARIOUS 2003 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PREMIUM CD-6 RADIOS - CD-6 SHUFFLE FEATURE BETWEEN DISCS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT
163052005-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE TIMING SERVICE TOOLS / SERVICE TIP. *TT
0416102005-01-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. GRABBING CONDITION FROM REAR DRUM BRAKES. *AR *TT
0419102004-12-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LEAK FROM OIL FILTER ADAPTER - 4.0L SOHC ENGINE BUILT BEFORE 4/1/2004. *TT
179282004-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH RUNNING, MISFIRE AND A LACK OF POWER DUE TO A LOSS OF COMPRESSION. *TT
162532004-08-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. EQUIPPED WITH A HARD TONNEAU COVER. * MJ
021762004-08-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP-BRAKE-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *MJ
177772004-08-04. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. REAR LEAF SPRING NOISE. *TT

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