Ford Ranger 1998–2002 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02232 · NHTSA communication 10008311 · issued Nov 25, 2002

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Structure

component

1998–2002

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Frame mounted front bumper brackets service kit. *tt

Vehicles covered

1998 Ford Ranger
1999 Ford Ranger
2000 Ford Ranger
2001 Ford Ranger
2002 Ford Ranger

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.