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Ranger Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1978–1986

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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. This total counts a complaint once for each Ranger model year it names.
2
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Ranger model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
1
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
2
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
1
9 model years

Overview

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Ranger vehicles. Our database also holds 1 safety recall campaign and 2 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Ranger model year.

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

Ranger models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Ranger models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Ranger1978–198621

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. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 1 newest campaigns covering a Ranger vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
85V089000Ranger

WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVERRANGER DUAL REAR WHEELS MAY FAIL DUE TO A SET SCREW IN THE TOYOTA REAR DRUM. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE OF THESE WHEELS CAUSE THE WHEEL TO CRACK IN AND AROUND THE BOLT AREA. THIS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Ranger model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .