{"nhtsa_id":51782,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"1997-07-17","date":"1997-02-17","document_id":"BC3170970217","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"RANGER 4X4 WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM - VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WHEN BRAKING UNDER 4X4 MODE ON SLIPPERY/ICY SURFACES WITH FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP. *TW","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/51782","components":[{"id":"brakes","name":"Brakes","parent":null},{"id":"abs","name":"Anti-lock brakes","parent":"brakes"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","year_from":1997,"year_to":1997,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1997_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":[]}