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Ford Ranger · 2004

9 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V036000·2016-01-25

    Ford Recalls 2004-2006 Rangers for Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Ford is recalling 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles because the driver's air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    FORD — FORD RANGER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V076000·2021-02-17

    Ford Recalls 2004-2006 Rangers for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Ford is recalling 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles because certain replacement air bag inflators may explode during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    FORD — FORD RANGER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V081000·2021-02-16

    Ford Recalls Vehicles Due to Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Ford is recalling specific 2004-2014 models because replacement air bag inflators may explode during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, MERCURY, LINCOLN GT, MILAN, MUSTANG, RANGER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V787000·2017-12-11

    Ford Ranger Recall: Driver Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Ford is recalling 2004-2006 Ranger trucks to replace driver air bag inflators that may rupture during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury.

    Product
    FORD — FORD RANGER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V788000·2017-12-11

    Ford Ranger Recall: Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Ford is recalling 2004-2006 Ranger trucks because the passenger air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, sending metal fragments into the vehicle.

    Product
    FORD — FORD RANGER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V322000·2015-05-28

    Ford Recalls 2004-2006 Rangers Due to Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Ford is recalling 2004-2006 Ranger trucks because the passenger air bag inflator may rupture in a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    FORD — FORD RANGER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11V352000·2011-07-13

    Ford Recalls Trucks and SUVs for Defective Multi-Function Switches

    Ford is recalling certain 2002-2011 trucks and SUVs because a defective switch may cause brake, tail, and turn signal lights to fail, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    FORD — FORD F250, RANGER, EXCURSION, F-350 SD
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2004Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2004; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA26004 Engineering Analysis · open · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • PE25020 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • RQ24014 Recall Query · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
  • PE24019 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
  • PE24014 Preliminary Evaluation · open · fuel system, diesel
  • RQ24008 Recall Query · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2019 · powertrain 90 complaints, median 62,000 mi
  • 2020 · powertrain 48 complaints
  • 2019 · electrical 35 complaints, median 19,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · fuel-system 34 complaints, median 47,420 mi
    Includes 4 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · suspension 23 complaints, median 60,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

370 manufacturer service bulletins across 15 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.3/5
  • 2025: 3.7/5
  • 2024: 3.7/5
  • 2023: 4.6/5
  • 2022: 4.5/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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