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Ford Ranger 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00151 · NHTSA communication 618574 · issued Jul 24, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience vibration felt at high speeds which may cause the transmission extension housing seal to leak or the transmission extension housing blushing to move out of position or become damaged on some vehicles. *jb

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.