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Ford Ranger 1998–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14547 · NHTSA communication 617919 · issued Jan 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit surge, hesitation or rough idle or malfunction indicator lamp on w/ diagnostic trouble codes p0171, p0172, p0174, and p0175. *jb

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.