2009 Ford Ranger

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ALL AMERICAN FORD OF HACKENSACK, 520 RIVER ST, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601, (201) 487-6700) WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE REMEDY AND PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (APPLE FORD, 8800 STANFORD BLVD, COLUMBIA, MD 21045 (866) 841-9642) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HIM THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RAMEY FORD PRINCETON (498 COURTHOUSE RD, PRINCETON, WV) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATQA RECALL. IN JULY, 2016 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADVISING ME OF THE RECALL ON MY FORD RANGER DUE TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY ISSUE, BUT GIVING NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ON DECEMBER 28, 2017, (17 MONTHS LATER) I RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP LETTER SAYING THAT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE, BUT UNTIL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE I SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO SET IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE LETTERS GIVE NO ESTIMATION OF WHEN THE PARTS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS DELAY IN REPAIRING A DEADLY SERIOUS DEFECT IS UNACCEPTABLE! THIS MAKES MY RANGER PRACTICALLY UNUSABLE SINCE I CANNOT ALLOW A PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT NOR CAN I PUT A BRIEFCASE OR OTHER OBJECT IN THE SEAT SINCE EITHER ACTION COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT . THANK YOU.

TAKATA RECALL I OWN A 2009 FORD RANGER. AROUND JUNE 2016 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TAKATA AIRBAG HAS BEEN RECALLED AND FORD WILL REPLACE IT. I CHECKED THEIR WEBSITE CONTINUALLY TO GET THE LATEST UPDATE AND NOTHING HAD CHANGED. IN DECEMBER 2017, I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE AIRBAG MAY RUPTURE DURING DEPLOYMENT SO IT IS ADVISED THAT NO ONE BE ALLOWED TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN REPLACED. IT ALSO STATED THAT REMEDY PARTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES IN SPRING 2018. I CONTACTED FORD FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. I ASKED IF MY VEHICLE AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED IN SPRING AND IF NOT, THEN WHEN. THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS THAN WHAT WAS STATED IN THE LETTER. I THEN INFORMED THEM THAT I NEED MY PASSENGER SEAT TO BE AVAILABLE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND THAT EITHER THEY SHOULD REMOVE THE AIRBAG, PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER VEHICLE, OR PAY FOR ANY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES THAT I MAY INCUR FOR HAVING TO RENT ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES OR FOR HAVING TO HIRE UBER FOR PASSENGERS. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ME ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN REPLACING THE AIRBAG, WHICH THEY WILL NOT EVEN PROVIDE ME WITH A DATE OR TIME FRAME OF WHEN THAT WILL OCCUR. WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I PURCHASED A 2 SEAT VEHICLE. IT HAS NOW BECOME A 1 SEAT VEHICLE ACCORDING TO FORD'S LETTER, WHICH IS NOT WHAT I PURCHASED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH PASSENGERS DURING THE PERIOD JUNE 2016 TO DEC 2017 UNAWARE OF THE RISK BECAUSE FORD FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE DANGER UNTIL DEC 2017. THANKFULLY, THERE HAS BEEN NO SITUATION THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. IT HAS BEEN 1 1/2 YEARS AND FORD HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. THEY PLACED A FAULTY AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE MADE IT MY PROBLEM. FORD IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES IN THE SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED TRUCK CITY FORD (15301 SOUTH INTERSTATE 35, BUDA, TX 78610) AND MAXWELL FORD (5000 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIRESTONE INC BIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED IN 2010 BY THE DEALER AFTER HITTING A DEER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TT *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SHULTS FORD LINCOLN, 10401 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090, (724) 934-2388) STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN FALL OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.