Recall Register

1989 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1989 Ford Ranger. The campaign is 89V109000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Jul 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Wheel Bearing. NHTSA has 73 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 89V109000, in the NHTSA record

Install retaining keys in front wheel hub assemblies where missing.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 25,000 units in total.

  1. 89V109000Received . 25,000 units.

    Suspension / Front / Wheel Bearing

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Front wheel bearing adjusting nut retaining keys may be missing from front axle assemblies, allowing the nut to loosen.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in detachment of the wheel and hubassembly from the axle, loss of vehicle control, and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install retaining keys in front wheel hub assemblies where missing.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

73 complaints, 88 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1989 Ford Ranger
  • All 1989 vehicles
1989 Ford Ranger: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1989 RangerAll 1989 vehiclesRanger, all yearsMentions
Electrical System181.8139.764.716
Engine and Engine Cooling125127.345.911
Service Brakes, Hydraulic113.6115.171.310
Fuel System, Gasoline90.965.838.68
Power Train90.973.886.78
Tires90.928.685.38
Structure45.553.971.54
Seats34.122.611.83
Seat Belts34.1121.124.13
Visibility34.130.737.33

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash
5
Complaints that report a fire
14
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
22 Aug 2019

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 1989 Ford Ranger, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 20 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1989 Ford Ranger
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE92029Preliminary evaluationWHL SEPARATION/TORQUE LOSSSuspension16 Mar 199231 Aug 1992

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. 20140
  33. 20160
  34. 20170
  35. 201911
  36. 20207
  37. 20216
  38. 20225
  39. 20234
  40. 202413
  41. 202513
  42. 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. 1989 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ranger/1989/. 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
30 Sep 2026
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 1989 Ford Ranger?
25,000 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 1989 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1989 Ford Ranger name most often?
Electrical System: 16 of 88 component mentions, or 181.8 per 1,000. For all 1989 vehicles the figure is 139.7 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 Ford Ranger open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.