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Ford Ranger 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0054 · NHTSA communication 612948 · issued Mar 6, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may exhibit various driving conditions, hard to start, engine hesitation, rough or unusual rolling idle, engine surge or lack of power, knock, stumble. *mjs

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.