2020 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints

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• 25V68500010 Oct 2025Equipment / Electrical / Engine Block Heater
• 25V44200027 Jun 2025Back Over Prevention / Software
• 23V37900026 May 2023Equipment / Other / Labels
• 21V81100015 Oct 2021Seat Belts / Front / Webbing
• 21V76500030 Sep 2021Child Seat / Vehicle Latch Anchor
• 20V57500023 Sep 2020Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
• 20V1970003 Apr 2020Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Gear Position Indication (Prndl)

1. 25V685000Received 10 Oct 2025. 59,006 units.

   Equipment / Electrical / Engine Block Heater

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 3, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 15, 2025.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25SA4.

2. 25V442000Received 27 Jun 2025. 200,237 units.

   Back Over Prevention / Software

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2024 Explorer, 2021-2024 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A rearview camera that displays a blank image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle. A rearview image that continues to be displayed after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse may distract the driver. Both of these situations can increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will update the rearview camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 4, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S72.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S72. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Sep 2025.

3. 23V379000Received 26 May 2023. 29,607 units.

   Equipment / Other / Labels

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Bronco, 2023 Super Duty F-250, and 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles. The Tire and Loading Information (TREAD) label states the incorrect load carrying capacity, which can result in an overloaded vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An overloaded vehicle increases the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Ford will mail a new TREAD label to install over the existing label, free of charge. Owners will also have the option to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have the new label installed, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C18.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 23C18. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Jul 2023.

4. 21V811000Received 15 Oct 2021. 47,683 units.

   Seat Belts / Front / Webbing

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Ford Ranger Super Cab vehicles. The front passenger outboard seat belt may not have been assembled properly, allowing the seat belt to be misrouted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A misrouted seat belt may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Ford will provide owners with instructions to perform a preliminary inspection of their front seat belts. Owners that detect an issue with the driver's seat belt, are unsure of the results, or do not want to perform an inspection, should not drive their vehicles and contact a Ford dealership. Dealers will inspect the front row outboard seat belts and replace them, if necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 5, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed December 22, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C25.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 21C25. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Dec 2021.

5. 21V765000Received 30 Sep 2021. 37,625 units.

   Child Seat / Vehicle Latch Anchor

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Ranger Super Cab vehicles equipped with rear seats containing fixed head restraints. The fixed head restraints may interfere with proper installation of certain types of child seats. Additionally, the child seat may not attach properly to the lower-rear anchors. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage System."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect the rear-lower child restraint anchorages for correct alignment and adjust as necessary. Separately, dealers will replace the non-removable head restraints with removable head restraints, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 5, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 17, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C24.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 21C24. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Mar 2022.

6. 20V575000Received 23 Sep 2020. 620,246 units.

   Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge, and Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair vehicles. Due to a poor electrical connection, the rearview camera may intermittently display a blank or distorted image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Reduced rearward visibility can increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2020. Remedy became available on February 1, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 1, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20C19.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 20C19. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Feb 2021.

7. 20V197000Received 3 Apr 2020. 55,158 units.

   Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Gear Position Indication (Prndl)

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ranger and F-150 vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions and certain 2020 Expedition vehicles equipped with a "police" package. The transmission shift cable lock clip may not be fully seated, allowing the transmission to actually be in a different gear than the gear shift position selected by the driver.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the transmission selection does not match the indicated gear selection, and the parking brake is not applied, unintended vehicle movement can occur, increasing the risk of injury or crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the shift cable locking clip installation, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 27, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S18.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 20S18. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Apr 2020.

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.

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.

• 2020 Ford Ranger
• All 2020 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.

Complaints that report a crash

6

Complaints that report a fire

1

Injuries in the complaints

6

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

28 Sep 2026

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.

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. 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.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 Ford Ranger?

1,049,562 units in 7 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. 7 of them name the 2020 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Ford Ranger name most often?

Power Train: 48 of 159 component mentions, or 301.9 per 1,000. For all 2020 vehicles the figure is 117.7 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Ford Ranger open?

1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.