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Ford Ranger 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01E14 · NHTSA communication 620167 · issued May 8, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding stop sale advance emission recall notice - certain vehicles equipped with 2.5l engines certified for tier 1 emissions, identified by vehicle emissions control information (veci) label part number suffix hfd, are not eligible for sale in the northeast trading region (ntr). The ntr includes the states of connecticut, delaware, rhode island, maryland, new hampshire, new jersey, pennsylvania, virginia, and washington, d.c. *tt

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.