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Ford Ranger 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15313 · NHTSA communication 630223 · issued Oct 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 2.3l engine may exhibit poor idle quality, hesitation/surge on light acceleration. *tt

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.