Ford Ranger 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0073 · NHTSA communication 613568 · issued Apr 3, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 3.0l engine may experience spark knock (ping) under acceleration. **mr
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.