2000 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints

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1. 07V336000Received 3 Aug 2007. 3,600,000 units.

   Vehicle Speed Control

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   This could result in an underhood fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. As soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. The recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Aug 2007.

2. 00V228001Received 18 Aug 2000. 144,435 units.

   Seat Belts

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Oct 2000.

3. 00V094000Received 28 Mar 2000. 49 units.

   Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with 2.5l ohc engines. Engine coolant circulation through the heater circuit is prevented because of a plugged heater return tube (water pump inlet tube) at the water pump. These vehicles do not comply with the intent of FMVSS no. 103, "windshield defrosting and defogging systems."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   As a result of no heat in the heater circuit, defrost performance is compromised.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the plugged heater water return tubes.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S07.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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.

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.

• 2000 Ford Ranger
• All 2000 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 26.

Complaints that report a crash

78

Complaints that report a fire

8

Injuries in the complaints

78

Deaths in the complaints

2

Date of the newest complaint

17 Oct 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.

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.

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.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Ford Ranger?

3,744,484 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 2000 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger name most often?

Tires: 148 of 632 component mentions, or 234.2 per 1,000. For all 2000 vehicles the figure is 53.2 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Ford Ranger open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.