The 1999 Ford Ranger Ev has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,260 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN01V0620002001-02-261,260 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELECTRIC LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. IF THE TRANSAXLE ATTACHING BOLTS BEGIN TO LOOSEN, THE DRIVER COULD NOTICE A JERKING MOTION AND/OR A CLUNKING SOUND. IF NOT SERVICED PROMPTLY, ALL NINE BOLTS COULD ULTIMATELY FALL OUT OR FRACTURE AND THE TRANSAXLE COULD DROP. IF THE TRANSAXLE DROPS, THE…
Consequence
IF THIS OCCURS, THE SHIFT LEVER COULD BE PUT INTO "PARK" AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE FREE TO ROLL AS IF IN "NEUTRAL," INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MOUNTING BOLTS WITH LONGER BOLTS THAT INCLUDE A THREAD LOCK MATERIAL. WHEN INSTALLED, THE NEW BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO A HIGHER TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 8, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE…
Complaints by component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
1fires
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My 1999, ford ranger had been making a sparking sound when I started it up for a few days. Then we took it on a drive around town to do a couple errands, maybe eight miles. Came home, took the keys out of the ignition and went inside. My neighbor came to my door 20 minutes later saying my engine…”
“The consumer experienced a throttle sticking problem. The cruise control cable interfered with the speed control servo pulley and did not allow the throttle to return to idle when disengaging the cruise control, which could potentially result in a crash. *ak the vehicle would have to be placed in…”
“1999 ford ranger. *ph *jb ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis***770814”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Ford Ranger Ev as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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