Ford Ranger TSBs — Technical Service Bulletins by Year
2,957 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Ranger — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions, and software updates, 1990 to 2026. Pick a year for its bulletin list.
A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. For defects and free repairs, see the Ford Ranger problem rankings and each year's recall list.
Warranty extensions, campaigns & software updates
The communications worth checking your VIN against — unlike ordinary bulletins, these can mean free or reimbursed work if your vehicle qualifies.
26S29 Recall remedy: -Updates the Body Control Module to remove sun visor light operation in case of a short
Model years named: 2025
Quality improvements include: -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage
Model years named: 2025
Quality improvements include: -Powertrain Control Module calibration update to address a potential false warning light
Model years named: 2025
Quality improvements include: -Powertrain Control Module calibration update to address a potential false warning light
Model years named: 2025
26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
Quality improvements include: -Addresses a potential temporary loss of the rearview camera image
"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: * Harsh 3-4, 4-5 upshifts * Harsh 5-3, 4-3 downshifts * Harsh reverse engagements These symptoms may be worse when cold. This may be due to the F clutch friction plates…
"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
Quality improvements include: -Addresses a fault code that prevents vehicles from leaving inhibit mode
Model years named: 2024
25S77 Recall remedy: -Addresses a potential loss of brake boost while driving. Hydraulic braking assist will still be available
Model years named: 2025
Quality improvements include: -On-Board Diagnostics calibration for an enhanced Intake air temperature sensor performance
Model years named: 2024
Bulletins by model year
| Year | TSBs | Most bulletined areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2025 | 67 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2024 | 97 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2023 | 62 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2022 | 83 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2021 | 112 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2020 | 136 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2019 | 139 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2017 | 3 | Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2016 | 3 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2014 | 1 | Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2011 | 12 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2010 | 15 | Airbags, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2009 | 10 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2008 | 16 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2007 | 21 | Airbags, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2006 | 15 | Engine, Airbags | View bulletins |
| 2005 | 30 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2004 | 55 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2003 | 68 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2002 | 128 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2001 | 204 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2000 | 190 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1999 | 301 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1998 | 289 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1997 | 202 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1996 | 176 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1995 | 157 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1994 | 100 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1993 | 94 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1992 | 58 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1991 | 55 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 1990 | 42 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
Questions buyers ask
How many TSBs does the Ford Ranger have?
NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file lists 2,957 technical service bulletins and related communications for the Ford Ranger across the 1990–2026 model years. The most bulletined areas are transmission & drivetrain, engine, electrical.
Are Ford Ranger TSB repairs free?
Not automatically. A TSB tells dealers how to fix a known pattern; you pay unless the vehicle is under warranty or the bulletin is a warranty extension or service campaign that covers your VIN. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of a Ford Ranger TSB?
Take the bulletin's document ID to a dealer or to NHTSA's site — this page carries each communication's ID, date, and NHTSA's summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover communications NHTSA's file names against Ford Ranger model years shown here. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.