Ford Ranger 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9856 · NHTSA communication 601296 · issued Mar 16, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may experience a hard start/long crank time and/or a stumble/hesitation after cold start on acceleration. *yc
Vehicles covered
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.