Recall Register

1985 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1985 Ford Ranger. The campaign is 85V045000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Apr 1985. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 85V045000, in the NHTSA record

Reroute or replace affected fuel lines.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 1,250 units in total.

  1. 85V045000Received . 1,250 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The nylon fuel supply and return lines are improperly routed along the frame side rail and could contact the universal joint on the front driveshaft. Consequence of defect: such contact could cause abrasion of the lines and low pressure fuel leakage creating the potential for a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Reroute or replace affected fuel lines.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

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Complaints by component

27 complaints, 33 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1985 Ford Ranger: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System14
Power Train5
Visibility4
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Suspension2
Steering1
Unknown or Other1
Tires1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
8
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Mar 2007

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1985 Ford Ranger, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 12 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1985 Ford Ranger
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP85020Defect petitionSTALLING WHEN COLDEngine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline11 Apr 19856 Jun 1985

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19780
  2. 19790
  3. 19835
  4. 19846
  5. 19851
  6. 19864
  7. 19874
  8. 19881
  9. 19891
  10. 19903
  11. 19912
  12. 19922
  13. 19933
  14. 19944
  15. 19951
  16. 19962
  17. 19971
  18. 19985
  19. 19994
  20. 20003
  21. 20014
  22. 20023
  23. 20031
  24. 200410
  25. 20059
  26. 200612
  27. 20075
  28. 20085
  29. 20097
  30. 20108
  31. 20115
  32. 201911
  33. 20207
  34. 20216
  35. 20225
  36. 20234
  37. 202413
  38. 202513
  39. 20268

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1985 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ranger/1985/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1985 Ford Ranger?
1,250 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Ranger have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 102 recall campaigns for the Ford Ranger, model years 1978 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1985 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Ford Ranger name most often?
Electrical System: 14 of 33 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Ford Ranger open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.