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Ford Ranger 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15180 · NHTSA communication 624719 · issued Aug 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject concerning ect vs cht , some vehicle with the 2.3l dohc engine, may exhibit a false overheat condition when monitoring pids on the wds or ngs. *yh

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.