{"nhtsa_id":10189865,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-04-05","date":"2021-03-30","document_id":"TSB 21-2021","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2019-2020 Ranger vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0420 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various software parameters within the PCM. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram the PCM and replace the catalytic converter.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10189865-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10189865-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10189865","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"catalytic-converter","name":"Catalytic converter","parent":"exhaust-emissions"}],"codes":["P0420"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_ranger","2020_ford_ranger"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}