Ford Ranger 1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC0101960102 · NHTSA communication 46428 · issued Dec 1, 1995
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rangers w/ 3.0l, the accessory drive belt may emit a chipping noise due to a slight pulley misalignment. Inspect & service normally if misalignment is severe or if belt damage has occurred. A revised belt will be released in a tsb the first quarter of 1996.
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.