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Ford Ranger 1993–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01212 · NHTSA communication 627756 · issued Oct 29, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1993–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with 4.0l ohv engines may exhibit a loud a/c clutch engagement. *tt

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.