NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Ford Ranger Recalls
The 2007 Ford Ranger has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Ford Ranger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 270
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Ford Ranger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2007 Ford Ranger
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V158000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,602,668
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011 Ranger, 6 other models
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, 2008–2009, 2011 Ranger, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V024000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 654,695
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 Ranger, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V384000
- Reported
- May 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,892,343
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011 Ranger, 8 other models
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, 2008–2009, 2011 Ranger, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011 Ranger, 5 other models
2007 Ford Ranger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 270 owner complaints about the 2007 Ford Ranger, the newest on July 28, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Ford Ranger, the component group named most often is the air bags (87%), followed by the structure (5%) and the electrical system (2%).
5 of the 2007 Ford Ranger's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Ford Ranger owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags236
- Structure13
- Electrical System5
- Tires5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Suspension4
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 126 | |
| 2018 | 89 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2007 Ford Ranger peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 126. 9% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Ford Ranger drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Ford Ranger year in the same window: 12th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 270 complaints about the 2007 Ford Ranger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Ranger by model year
Other 2007 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted