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Ford Ranger 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0055 · NHTSA communication 612949 · issued Mar 6, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999–2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

A chucking/sueaking and/or creaking noise may be heard from the rear doors while driving over bumps and/or during a hard turn while stopping. *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.