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Ford Ranger 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 982013 · NHTSA communication 603698 · issued Oct 12, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit reduced a/c air flow, reduced driving range, and/ or reduced a/c performance. *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.