NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Ford Ranger Recalls
The 2005 Ford Ranger has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 28, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Ford Ranger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 289
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Ford Ranger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2005 Ford Ranger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 23V306000
- Reported
- April 28, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 231,942
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Ranger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 23V125000
- Reported
- February 24, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,550
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Ranger
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V076000
- Reported
- February 17, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,340
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Ranger
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V081000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009, 2011 Ranger, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V787000
- Reported
- December 11, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,213
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Ranger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V788000
- Reported
- December 11, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,213
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Ranger
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V036000
- Reported
- January 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 361,692
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Ranger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V322000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 362,327
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Ranger
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 11V352000
- Reported
- July 13, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,715
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009, 2011 Ranger, 7 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Ranger, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Ranger, 46 other models
2005 Ford Ranger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 289 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford Ranger, the newest on February 4, 2025. Of these, 23 describe a crash (8%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Ford Ranger, the component group named most often is the air bags (46%), followed by the structure (12%) and the fuel system, gasoline (10%).
8 of the 2005 Ford Ranger's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Ford Ranger owners gave the mileage (153 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags132
- Structure34
- Fuel System, Gasoline29
- Suspension26
- Electrical System21
- Unknown Or Other21
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 45 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 50 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Ford Ranger peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 50. 13% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Ford Ranger drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Ford Ranger year in the same window: 9th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 289 complaints about the 2005 Ford Ranger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Ranger by model year
Other 2005 Ford models
Newest record on this page: February 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted