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Ford Ranger 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 7886 · NHTSA communication 612273 · issued Jan 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

The vehicle equipped with a3.0l and automatic/manual transmission may vibrate at high speeds which may cause the transmission extension housing seals to leak or the transmission extension housing abuishing to spin.

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.