1990 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 Ford Ranger. The newest campaign is 91V189000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Nov 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 103 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 91V189000, in the NHTSA record
Repair the transmission with a new park pawl.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 800,000 units in total.
91V189000Received . 792,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
When the automatic transmission shift lever is placed in the park position, the park pawl does not always abut or engage the park gear.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Driver may believe the vehicle is safely engaged in parkwhen the gear is not truly engaged. This can lead to the vehicle jumping out ofgear unintentionally, vehicle rollaway when parked on a sloped surface, andinadvertent motion when the vehicle is started. All of these conditions canresult in a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Repair the transmission with a new park pawl.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V044000Received . 4,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Throttle lever may contact throttle body air inlet tube, with potential for throttle remaining open following release of the accelerator pedal.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Uncontrolled acceleration could create lack of controland cause an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Manufacturer will replace air inlet tube with newly designed replacement.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
89V234000Received . 4,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Throttle lever may contact throttle body air inlet tube, with the potential for throttle remaining open following release of the accelerator pedal from the full-throttle postion in trucks with 4.0 l engines.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Uncontrolled acceleration could create lack of controland cause an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Manufacturer will replace air inlet tube with newly designed replacement with an increased throttle lever-to-inlet tube clearance.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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
103 complaints, 137 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.
- 1990 Ford Ranger
- All 1990 vehicles
| Component | 1990 Ranger | All 1990 vehicles | Ranger, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 160.6 | 99.6 | 76 | 22 |
| Visibility | 116.8 | 33 | 57.6 | 16 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 109.5 | 105.8 | 71.4 | 15 |
| Tires | 102.2 | 29.7 | 136.7 | 14 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 94.9 | 43.6 | 73.7 | 13 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 80.3 | 58.4 | 54.9 | 11 |
| Power Train | 80.3 | 86.1 | 92.3 | 11 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 65.7 | 161.5 | 113.4 | 9 |
| Unknown or Other | 36.5 | 14 | 14.5 | 5 |
| Structure | 29.2 | 65.3 | 32 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 9
- Complaints that report a fire
- 15
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 2
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Dec 2008
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ97015 | Recall query | PARKING PAWL | Power Train / Automatic Transmission | 29 Oct 1997 | 1 Apr 1999 | 91V189000 |
| PE92084 | Preliminary evaluation | FRONT SEAT TRACK FAILURE | Seats | 23 Oct 1992 | 26 Feb 1993 | |
| PE92029 | Preliminary evaluation | WHL SEPARATION/TORQUE LOSS | Suspension | 16 Mar 1992 | 31 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.
- 19780
- 19790
- 19835
- 19846
- 19851
- 19864
- 19874
- 19881
- 19891
- 19903
- 19912
- 19922
- 19933
- 19944
- 19951
- 19962
- 19971
- 19985
- 19994
- 20003
- 20014
- 20023
- 20031
- 200410
- 20059
- 200612
- 20075
- 20085
- 20097
- 20108
- 20115
- 201911
- 20207
- 20216
- 20225
- 20234
- 202413
- 202513
- 20268
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1990 Ford RangerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ranger/1990/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Ford Ranger?
- 800,000 units in 3 campaigns. 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. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Ford Ranger name most often?
- Electrical System: 22 of 137 component mentions, or 160.6 per 1,000. For all 1990 vehicles the figure is 99.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Ford Ranger open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.