2019 Ford Ranger problems: recalls, complaints and whether this is a year to avoid
The 2019 Ford Ranger has 268 owner complaints on record with NHTSA, which ranks it 1 of 5 Ford Ranger model years by complaint volume. That is the highest of any year in the run — the 2018 car has 0. 11 recall entries cover this year.
Is 2019 a good year for the Ford Ranger?
Complaint volume is fairly even across this nameplate, so the model year is a weaker signal here than it is on many cars. Read the components below rather than the totals.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Recall entries |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | not retrieved | 13 |
| 2023 | not retrieved | 4 |
| 2022 | not retrieved | 5 |
| 2019 ← this page | 268 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
Older years have been on the road longer and collect more complaints for that reason alone, and a year that sold in higher volume collects more while being no worse.
This retrieval holds 8 of the nameplate’s model years. 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 are absent, which means no records came back for them — not that they were clean. The ranking above is among the years shown.
The 2019 accounts for 99% of every complaint filed against the Ford Ranger in this retrieval, which works out to 38.3 complaints per year on the road across the 7 years since it was sold new — the figure to compare against other years, because it removes the advantage a newer car gets simply from having had less time to accumulate reports.
Which recalls cover the 2019?
Exterior Lighting
The inline electrical connector terminals for the rear lights may be misaligned or not properly seated, potentially causing the rear lights to function intermittently or not at all.
Free remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inline connector for loose terminals and replace the connectors, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 5, 2020.
Visibility
The service replacement Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) blower motor that was installed may have an improper clearance between an electrical terminal and the conductive…
Free remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the HVAC blower motor, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 6, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
Seat Belts
The front passenger outboard seat belt may not have been assembled properly, allowing the seat belt to be misrouted.
Free remedy: Ford will provide owners with instructions to perform a preliminary inspection of their front seat belts.
Take the campaign number to any franchised Ford dealer. Recall repairs are free with no mileage or ownership limit, and they follow the car rather than the owner, so a used 2019 with an unrepaired campaign is a free repair you can claim. How recalls work.
Recall text is abridged from the NHTSA record. Search the campaign number at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the full notice and affected VIN ranges.
What do owners report on the Ford Ranger?
Across every Ford Ranger year, not the 2019 alone — NHTSA does not split component totals by model year.
- Power Train — 91 reports
- Electrical System — 35 reports
- Unknown or Other — 22 reports
- Suspension — 18 reports
Which other Ford Ranger years should you compare?
← 2018 Ford Ranger · 2022 Ford Ranger → · All Ford Ranger years
If you are deciding between years, the table above is the short answer and the Ford Ranger page carries the full run with the component breakdown. Before money changes hands, run the VIN for open recalls and read the inspection checklist — ten minutes in the seller’s driveway finds most of what matters.
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