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Ford Ranger 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0179 · NHTSA communication 619272 · issued Apr 2, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built before 3/26/2001 may exhibit a fuel gauge that drops from full too fast or indicates less than the actual fuel left in the tank (excessive tank reserve). *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.