The 2000 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 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. 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
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Unable to pass vehicle safety inspection due to cracked frame by means of rust damage to the right front section of the t-frame. The truck was bought in 2003 and had a clean car fax report but when inspected I was informed by the inspector that the ranger frame had been welded on prior due to rust…”
“My ford ranger 4. Litre, v six is spewing anti-freeze from a blown head..the cooling system failed, water pump malfunction. The 2000 yr vehicle has had recall problems with the water pump per nhtsa (along with six other recall problems!) ford customer assistance center has told me that my vehicle…”
“My ford ranger 4. Litre, v six is spewing anti-freeze from a blown head..the cooling system failed, water pump malfunction. The 2000 yr vehicle has had recall problems with the water pump per nhtsa (along with six other recall problems!) ford customer assistance center has told me that my vehicle…”
“Dt: consumer complained about continental general gabber tires, p22570r15. There was complete tire separation. A recall for the p22560/ r15 tires was issued, but it should have been wider to include this one too. Continental tires wanted consumer to send them the tread, and to settle for $500.00.…”
“While driving 40 mph vehicle slid on some ice and hit a tree head on. Upon impact, airbags failed to deploy. *ak consumer suffered vertebral fracture at the l3 level. *la”
“At 53,000 miles the valve spring broke, causing the engine to stop. *ak”
“Transmission slips or disengages between 1st and 2nd gear. (real bad with airconditioning on).*ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Ford Ranger Ev as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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