Ford Ranger 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00242 · NHTSA communication 616530 · issued Nov 27, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some vehicles there may be a vibration at high speeds which may cause the transmission extension housing seal to leak or the transmission extension housing bushing to move out of position or become damaged. *tt
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.