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Ford Ranger 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16099 · NHTSA communication 636116 · issued Aug 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2001–2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 2.3l engine and no air conditioning, may set diagnostic trouble codes p1460 (wide open throttle air conditioner output primary circuit malfunction) and p1474 (low fan control (lfc) primary circuit failure. *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.