The 1995 Ford Ranger has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 4,500,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 451 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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…
Consequence
A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING.
Remedy
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,…
Complaints by component
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
44
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
36
5crashes1injuries
INTERIOR LIGHTING
29
TIRES
17
1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
15
2crashes1fires
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
10
10crashes6injuries
SUSPENSION
10
AIR BAGS
8
4crashes2injuries
Total complaints451
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was driving down the road when I smelled smoke and saw flames coming out from under the hood and the power to the vehicle began to cut out making it difficult to move or steer the truck to safety I then exited the vehicle and flames were coming out of the front passenger side good and headlight.…”
“I was driving down the road when I smelled smoke and saw flames coming out from under the hood and the power to the vehicle began to cut out making it difficult to move or steer the truck to safety I then exited the vehicle and flames were coming out of the front passenger side good and headlight.…”
“I was driving down the road when I smelled smoke and saw flames coming out from under the hood and the power to the vehicle began to cut out making it difficult to move or steer the truck to safety I then exited the vehicle and flames were coming out of the front passenger side good and headlight.…”
“The rear half of the truck frame is rotted to pieces. The brackets that are supposed to hold the shocks are rusted off and missing..”
“The rear half of the truck frame is rotted to pieces. The brackets that are supposed to hold the shocks are rusted off and missing..”
“The rear half of the truck frame is rotted to pieces. The brackets that are supposed to hold the shocks are rusted off and missing..”
“Chassis frame is rusting away. All enamel paint is gone and chunks of rusted metal is flaking off”
“Chassis frame is rusting away. All enamel paint is gone and chunks of rusted metal is flaking off”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA02011 Opened 2002-07-02 · closed 2003-05-21
SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY FAILURE
ODI RECEIVED 18 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND FORD IDENTIFIED ANOTHER FOUR REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALLEGED DEFECT.MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS INDICATE INABILITY TO LATCH THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAUSED BY A BROKEN LATCH RELEASE SPRING.NONE OF THESE 22 REPORTS RESULTED IN ANY INJURIES OR CRASHES.NO COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Ford Ranger as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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