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Ford Ranger 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8007 · NHTSA communication 612502 · issued Jan 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

A high idle condition on deceleration and/or when the clutch is disengaged.

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.