{"vehicle":{"id":"1998_ford_ranger","year":1998,"make":"Ford","model":"Ranger"},"code":"C1838","generic":false,"description":null,"bulletins":{"as_of":"2026-10-19","count":1,"bulletins":[{"nhtsa_id":620165,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2001-07-19","date":"2001-05-28","document_id":"01109","mfr_campaign":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"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","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/620165"}],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/makes/ford/ranger/1998/bulletins?code=C1838"},"related":{"components":[],"bulletins":[],"recalls":{"may_apply":true,"recalls":[],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null}}},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/makes/ford/ranger/1998/codes/C1838","note":"The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.","attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}