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Ford Ranger 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14038 · NHTSA communication 613731 · issued Apr 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit hesitation, surge, malfunction indicator lamp and/or any condition when mass air flow (maf) needs service. **mr

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.