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Ford Ranger 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00B34 · NHTSA communication 610228 · issued Feb 4, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with 3.0l 2v vulcan engines may be equipped with a camshaft that was incorrectly heat treated during the manufacturing process.

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.