NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Ford Ranger Recalls
The 2001 Ford Ranger has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Ford Ranger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 515
- Crashes reported
- 62
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Ford Ranger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2001 Ford Ranger
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 09V399000
- Reported
- October 13, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Ranger, 10 other models
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 07V336000
- Reported
- August 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,600,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Ranger, 7 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 01V227001
- Reported
- July 16, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,400,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 12 other models
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 00V394000
- Reported
- November 28, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 137,700
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Ford Ranger
Tires: tread/belt
- Campaign
- 01X001000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Ranger, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Ranger, 23 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Ranger, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Ranger, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Ranger, 46 other models
2001 Ford Ranger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 515 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Ranger, the newest on April 6, 2026. Of these, 62 describe a crash (12%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 49 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Ford Ranger, the component group named most often is the structure (22%), followed by the suspension (17%) and the air bags (12%).
1 of the 2001 Ford Ranger's 9 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2001 Ford Ranger owners gave the mileage (281 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure112
- Suspension87
- Air Bags62
- Vehicle Speed Control57
- Power Train51
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic49
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59 | |
| 2002 | 57 | |
| 2003 | 47 | |
| 2004 | 47 | |
| 2005 | 21 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 31 | |
| 2008 | 29 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Ford Ranger peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 59. 41% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Ford Ranger drew 3.3× the complaints of the median Ford Ranger year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Ford Ranger years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
The 515 complaints about the 2001 Ford Ranger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Ranger by model year
Other 2001 Ford models
Newest record on this page: April 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted