Ford Ranger 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98813 · NHTSA communication 601244 · issued Apr 27, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit intermittent or no 4x4 engagement , even while the 4x4 illuminated, and/or a clunking noise heard while shifting into 4x4 on the fly. *yc
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.