Ford Ranger recalls and problems
69 recalls and 4,633 owner complaints for 20 model years. Pick your year for full details.
Recalls
69
Complaints
4,633
Crashes reported
377
Fires reported
64
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Ford Ranger by year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ranger | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 Ranger | 13 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Ranger | 13 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Ranger | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Ranger | 5 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 2021 Ranger | 6 | 119 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 Ranger | 7 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 Ranger | 11 | 272 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 Ranger | 5 | 235 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 Ranger | 8 | 156 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 Ranger | 7 | 169 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 Ranger | 5 | 326 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 Ranger | 5 | 270 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 Ranger | 12 | 272 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 2005 Ranger | 9 | 289 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| 2004 Ranger | 10 | 405 | 42 | 3 | 35 | 2 |
| 2003 Ranger | 1 | 243 | 37 | 11 | 43 | 1 |
| 2002 Ranger | 3 | 346 | 43 | 12 | 40 | 2 |
| 2001 Ranger | 4 | 515 | 62 | 9 | 49 | 4 |
| 2000 Ranger | 3 | 670 | 86 | 12 | 84 | 2 |
Most reported Ford Ranger problems
| Problem area | Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 1,702 | |
| Power Train | 552 | |
| Structure | 488 | |
| Suspension | 337 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 285 | |
| Electrical System | 283 | |
| Tires | 266 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 210 | |
| Unknown or Other | 193 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 172 |
All Ford Ranger recalls
| Recall | Date | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V-605 | Sep 22, 2026 | 2026 | Equipment, Back Over Prevention | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 10.1-inch center stack screen. |
| 26V-548 | Aug 25, 2026 | 2026 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Explorer, Bronco, Bronco Sport, Mustang, and Ranger vehicles. |
| 26V-343 | May 27, 2026 | 2025–2026 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Explorer, Ranger, and Bronco vehicles. |
| 26V-335 | May 26, 2026 | 2026 | Equipment | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Ranger and Bronco vehicles. |
| 26V-268 | Apr 28, 2026 | 2024–2026 | Seats | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ranger and Bronco vehicles. |
| 26V-238 | Apr 14, 2026 | 2024–2026 | Structure, Electrical System | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ranger vehicles. |
| 26V-122 | Mar 3, 2026 | 2025 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger, Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang, Maverick, Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Bronco Sport, and Bronco vehicles. |
| 26V-104 | Feb 20, 2026 | 2024–2026 | Exterior Lighting, Electrical System | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 F-150, 2022-2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, Maverick, 2024-2026 Ranger, 2023-2026 F-600 SD, 2022-2027 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, and 2026… |
| 25V-823 | Dec 1, 2025 | 2025 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Navigator, F-150, Expedition, Bronco, and Ranger vehicles. |
| 25V-683 | Oct 10, 2025 | 2025 | Visibility | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. |
| 25V-685 | Oct 10, 2025 | 2019–2024 | Equipment | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick… |
| 25V-678 | Oct 9, 2025 | 2025 | Structure, Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger vehicles. |
| 25V-597 | Sep 11, 2025 | 2024 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. |
| 25V-572 | Sep 3, 2025 | 2019 | Back Over Prevention | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit… |
| 25V-541 | Aug 22, 2025 | 2024–2026 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ranger vehicles. |
| 25V-488 | Jul 25, 2025 | 2025 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Navigator, F-150, Expedition, Bronco, and Ranger vehicles. |
| 25V-442 | Jun 27, 2025 | 2019–2023 | Back Over Prevention | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022… |
| 25V-399 | Jun 13, 2025 | 2025 | Electrical System | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger trucks. |
| 25V-310 | May 9, 2025 | 2024–2025 | Suspension | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. |
| 25V-311 | May 9, 2025 | 2025 | Seats | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger and Bronco vehicles. |
| 25V-315 | May 9, 2025 | 2024 | Back Over Prevention | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2022-2025 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, 2024 Ranger… |
| 25V-237 | Apr 11, 2025 | 2024 | Visibility | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ranger and 2024 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 24V-597. |
| 25V-164 | Mar 14, 2025 | 2024 | Power Train | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150, Bronco, 2024 Ranger, 2025 Mustang, Explorer, and Aviator vehicles. |
| 24V-848 | Nov 8, 2024 | 2024 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ranger vehicles. |
| 24V-770 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 | Suspension | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ranger, and 2024-2025 Bronco vehicles. |
| 24V-597 | Aug 9, 2024 | 2024 | Visibility | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ranger and 2024 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles. |
| 23V-379 | May 26, 2023 | 2019–2023 | Equipment | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Bronco, 2023 Super Duty F-250, and 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles. |
| 23V-306 | Apr 28, 2023 | 2004–2006 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. |
| 23V-283 | Apr 20, 2023 | 2023 | Do not driveWheels | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. |
| 23V-125 | Feb 24, 2023 | 2004–2006 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. |
| 22V-685 | Sep 14, 2022 | 2022 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Explorer and Ranger vehicles equipped with 2.3L engines. |
| 22V-451 | Jun 24, 2022 | 2022 | Visibility | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. |
| 21V-982 | Dec 16, 2021 | 2021 | Forward Collision Avoidance | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Ranger and Bronco vehicles. |
| 21V-811 | Oct 15, 2021 | 2019–2021 | Seat Belts | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Ford Ranger Super Cab vehicles. |
| 21V-765 | Sep 30, 2021 | 2020–2021 | Child Seat, Seats | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Ranger Super Cab vehicles equipped with rear seats containing fixed head restraints. |
| 21V-158 | Mar 10, 2021 | 2007–2011 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. |
| 21V-076 | Feb 17, 2021 | 2004–2006 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant… |
| 21V-081 | Feb 16, 2021 | 2004–2011 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. |
| 20V-575 | Sep 23, 2020 | 2020 | Back Over Prevention | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge, and Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair vehicles. |
| 20V-197 | Apr 3, 2020 | 2020 | Power Train | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ranger and F-150 vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions and certain 2020 Expedition vehicles equipped with a "police" package. |
| 20V-137 | Mar 9, 2020 | 2019 | Visibility | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles previously repaired under recall 19V-726. |
| 19V-839 | Nov 21, 2019 | 2019 | Exterior Lighting | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger trucks. |
| 19V-726 | Oct 10, 2019 | 2019 | Visibility | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles. |
| 19V-518 | Jul 10, 2019 | 2019 | Seat Belts | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ford Ranger vehicles with a SuperCab body style. |
| 19V-366 | May 13, 2019 | 2019 | Power Train | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles. |
| 19V-071 | Feb 1, 2019 | 2019 | Power Train | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions. |
| 19V-001 | Jan 7, 2019 | 2010–2011 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto… |
| 18V-046 | Jan 11, 2018 | 2009–2010 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto… |
| 18V-022 | Jan 11, 2018 | 2006 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006 Ford Ranger trucks. |
| 18V-023 | Jan 11, 2018 | 2006 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006 Ford Ranger trucks. |
| 17V-787 | Dec 11, 2017 | 2004–2006 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is superseding a previous recall for certain 2004-2006 Ford Ranger trucks to implement a final repair. |
| 17V-788 | Dec 11, 2017 | 2004–2006 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is superseding a previous recall for certain 2004-2006 Ford Ranger trucks to implement a final repair. |
| 17V-024 | Jan 10, 2017 | 2007–2009 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana… |
| 16V-384 | May 31, 2016 | 2007–2011 | Do not driveAir Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT… |
| 16V-036 | Jan 25, 2016 | 2004–2006 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles manufactured March 24, 2003, to May 4, 2006. |
| 15V-322 | May 28, 2015 | 2004–2006 | Air Bags | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Ranger trucks manufactured March 24, 2003, to May 4, 2006. |
| 11V-352 | Jul 13, 2011 | 2004–2011 | Exterior Lighting | Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ranger trucks built from january 25, 2011, through april 25, 2011 at the twin cities assembly plant, and service parts distributed to dealers for certain 2004 through 2011 model… |
| 11V-126 | Feb 21, 2011 | 2010 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Ford is recalling certain model year 2010 ford ranger trucks manufactured from october 15, 2009, through may19, 2010. |
| 10V-202 | May 11, 2010 | 2010 | Parking Brake | Ford is recalling certain model year 2010 ranger vehicles manufactured from june 8, 2009 through february 2, 2010 equipped with manual transmission. |
| 09V-399 | Oct 13, 2009 | 2001–2003 | Vehicle Speed Control | Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury… |
| 09V-040 | Feb 3, 2009 | 2009 | Suspension | Ford is recalling 11,134 my 2009 4x2 ranger vehicles. |
| 07V-336 | Aug 3, 2007 | 2000–2002 | Vehicle Speed Control | On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn. |
| 05V-520 | Nov 9, 2005 | 2006 | Visibility | On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear. |
| 04V-331 | Jul 14, 2004 | 2004 | Structure | On certain pickup trucks, the frame may have a center rail section flange that was not formed properly. |
| 02V-035 | Feb 4, 2002 | 2002 | Power Train | On some manual transmission trucks equipped with the fx4 package, the rear axle differential case could fracture under a high torque event such as when customers accelerate rapidly from a stop or when a spinning tire… |
| 01V-227 | Jul 16, 2001 | 2001 | Seat Belts | Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans. |
| 00V-394 | Nov 28, 2000 | 2001 | Structure | Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles with steel hoods and certain pickup trucks equipped with sheet molding compound hoods. |
| 00V-228 | Aug 18, 2000 | 2000 | Seat Belts | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. |
| 00V-094 | Mar 28, 2000 | 2000 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with 2.5l ohc engines. |
Frequently asked questions
What is the worst year for the Ford Ranger?
By owner complaints to NHTSA, the 2000 Ford Ranger has the most reports (670). Check the 2000 page for the problems owners describe.
How many recalls does the Ford Ranger have?
NHTSA lists 69 safety recalls covering Ford Ranger model years 2000–2011, 2019–2026.
What are the most common Ford Ranger problems?
Owners report air bags, power train, structure problems most often.