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Ford Ranger 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12179 · NHTSA communication 613235 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information regarding engineering that is interested in locating any 1998 ranger 126 inch w/b super cab wityh 19.5 gallon fuel tank for service requiring fuel tank replacement, production dates must be between 5/19/98 and 7/31/98. *mjs

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.