Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2005 Ford Ranger has 11 recalls, 289 complaints.
11
Recalls
289
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
21V076000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used...
21V081000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010...
17V787000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is superseding a previous recall for certain 2004-2006 Ford Ranger trucks to implement a final repair. Upon deployment of th...
17V788000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is superseding a previous recall for certain 2004-2006 Ford Ranger trucks to implement a final repair. Upon deployment of t...
16V036000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles manufactured March 24, 2003, to May 4, 2006. Upon deployment of t...
15V322000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Ranger trucks manufactured March 24, 2003, to May 4, 2006. The affected vehicles ...
11V352000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RANGER TRUCKS BUILT FROM JANUARY 25, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2011 AT THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT, AND SER...
09E025000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS...
06E065000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN AJ MOTORSPORT COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH...
23V125000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous ...
23V306000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous ...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2005 Ford Ranger Supercab
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2025 | PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that upon arriving to the residence and appl... |
| May 29, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle was re... |
| Sep 29, 2023 | AIR BAGS | See attached document for complaint |
| Sep 23, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact had taken the vehicle to be repaired under NHTSA Ca... |
| Sep 12, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V... |
| May 2, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, the veh... |
| Mar 15, 2023 | AIR BAGS | I was in an accident and the airbags did not inflate. I was going 30-35 MPH, there was a patch of ic... |
| Nov 18, 2022 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | At 200k miles I got an air bag light on my guage cluster. The blinking code corresponded to a bad co... |
| Oct 14, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH during rain weather co... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My daughter called me screaming when her 2005 Ford Ranger FX4 Level 2 had unexplained runaway thrott... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Incident was reported to me by an employee. Driving in traffic on a highway with normal, dry road c... |
| Oct 16, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE STILL BACKORDERED FOR MY 2005 FORD RANGER WHEN IT WAS TAK... |
| May 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WAY THAT THE SHIFTER ON THE 2005 FORD RANGER EXTENDED CAB WILL JUMP OUT OF P... |
| Apr 27, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN ... |
| Apr 15, 2020 | STRUCTURE | TRUCK IS IN GOOD SHAPE W/123,600 MILES. FRAME ROTTED THROUGH AT REAR AXLE. SPARE TIRE AND HOLDER DRO... |
| Apr 8, 2020 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DOING A ROUTINE CHECK UNDER THE VE... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | STRUCTURE | THE REAR PORTION OF THE FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY AND THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON ... |
| Oct 29, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I BOUGHT A USED 2005 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4 IN JULY OF 2018 BEING A ONE OWNER VEHICLE AND LOW MILAGE AT... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | STRUCTURE | THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED, ESPECIALLY IN THE REAR. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE FELL OF... |
| May 28, 2019 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME MY LEAF SPRING SHACKLES COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO SEVERE ROT OF THE F... |