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1991 Ford Ranger Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Dec 31, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 132 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Ford Ranger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Dec 31, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE STATIONARY IN MY 1991 FORD RANGER EXTENDED CAB PICKUP WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKELED I ENDURED A 50+ MPH REAR END COLLISION. THE MOMENTUM OF THE COLLISION THREW ME FORWARD AND AS I RECOILED BACK AGAINST THE SEAT, THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND ALLOWED ME TO BE THROWN BACKWARDS WITH SUCH FORCE AS TO BREAK THE REAR WINDOW WITH MY HEAD.

NHTSA ID
701770
Incident
Nov 16, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 2, 1998

WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, INSTRUMENT PANEL MELTED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
820130
Incident
Dec 24, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 17, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. PUSHED INTO THE LEADING VEHICLE, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID
817188
Incident
Oct 14, 1997
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Dec 2, 1996
Fire reported

DRIVING FROM WORK, STARTED & WARMED UP ENGINE, SMELLED SOMETHING, TURNED ON INTERIOR LITE, NOTICED SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD, AMBER GLOWED AT FEET AREA, PULLED OVER, FLAMES ENGULFED TRUCK; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
805813
Incident
Oct 31, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 15, 1996

WELDS HOLDING DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT TO TRACK BROKE, SEAT DISENGAGES, FLIPS/SLIDES TOWARD PASSENGER SEAT, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
986840
Incident
Jul 14, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 10, 1996
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY A UNDER DASH FIRE. SOURCE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984387
Incident
Feb 21, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 23, 1996

CONSUMER USED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCK IN AND COULDN'T UNLOCK AFTER USING IT . *AK

NHTSA ID
979640
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 21, 1996
Fire reported

UNDER THE DASH FIRE , VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT INTERIOR BURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID
979527
Incident
Feb 2, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 25, 1995

CHRYSLER MINIVAN REAR LATCH REPORT RELEASED AFTER 1:00 PM. LATCH FAILED. TT

NHTSA ID
973893

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical17Suspension17Engine16Body & structure13Tires & wheels13Visibility13Brakes12Transmission11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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