NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Ford Ranger Recalls
The 2009 Ford Ranger has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Ford Ranger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 169
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Ford Ranger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2009 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 2007–2008, 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 2004–2008, 2011 Ranger, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V046000
- Reported
- January 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 327,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 6 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 2007–2008 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 2007–2008, 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 2004–2008, 2011 Ranger, 7 other models
Suspension: multiple axle
- Campaign
- 09V040000
- Reported
- February 3, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,134
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Ford Ranger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2011 Ranger, 5 other models
2009 Ford Ranger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 169 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Ranger, the newest on August 19, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 4 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Ford Ranger, the component group named most often is the air bags (85%), followed by the engine (2%) and the engine and engine cooling (2%).
6 of the 2009 Ford Ranger's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Ford Ranger owners gave the mileage (38 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags144
- Engine3
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Power Train3
- Service Brakes3
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 89 | |
| 2018 | 38 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Ford Ranger peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 89. 7% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Ford Ranger drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Ford Ranger year in the same window: 13th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 169 complaints about the 2009 Ford Ranger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Ranger by model year
Other 2009 Ford models
Newest record on this page: August 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted