1996 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Ford Ranger. The newest campaign is 09V399000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Oct 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 376 complaints on file for 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, 09V399000, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 4,634,770 units in total.
09V399000Received . 4,500,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 09S09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V161000Received . 134,770 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The certification labels on the involved vehicles has incorrect rear tire inflation pressure designations. This does not comply with FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Incorrect inflation pressures could cause premature wear of the rear tires. .
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with correct certification labels and instructions for installing these labels. Dealers can install this label if the owner so desires.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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
376 complaints, 487 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.
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Ranger | All 1996 vehicles | Ranger, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 145.8 | 125.1 | 113.4 | 71 |
| Visibility | 108.8 | 61 | 57.6 | 53 |
| Tires | 94.5 | 37.9 | 136.7 | 46 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 69.8 | 145.2 | 71.4 | 34 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 69.8 | 41.9 | 73.7 | 34 |
| Electrical System | 69.8 | 82.2 | 76 | 34 |
| Power Train | 63.7 | 100.3 | 92.3 | 31 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 59.5 | 51.6 | 54.9 | 29 |
| Air Bags | 47.2 | 66.3 | 57.9 | 23 |
| Suspension | 43.1 | 54 | 50 | 21 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 40
- Complaints that report a fire
- 14
- Injuries in the complaints
- 32
- Deaths in the complaints
- 10
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Aug 2010
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 1996 Ford RangerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ranger/1996/. 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
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 1996 Ford Ranger?
- 4,634,770 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Ford Ranger name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 71 of 487 component mentions, or 145.8 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 125.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Ford Ranger open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.