NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Exterior Lighting complaints
14 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Feb 29, 2020
Exterior Lighting
A RECALL WAS DONE FOR A CONNECTOR EFFECTING MY TAIL LIGHTS BRAKES LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL . I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIR . THEY PASSED IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MINE A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL MY REAR LIGHTS WENT OUT AND NO ONE COULD SEE ME. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WERE LIKE WE CAN GET YOU IN NEXT TUESDAY …
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A RECALL WAS DONE FOR A CONNECTOR EFFECTING MY TAIL LIGHTS BRAKES LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL . I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIR . THEY PASSED IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MINE A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL MY REAR LIGHTS WENT OUT AND NO ONE COULD SEE ME. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WERE LIKE WE CAN GET YOU IN NEXT TUESDAY . I BROUGHT IT IN THE NEXT MORNING AND SAID THIS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL BUT INFORMED ME FORD NOW HAS MORE STRINGENT TESTS THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS. BUT THERE IS A BACKLOG AND THE PARTS WINE BE AVAILABLE FOR 3 WEEKS.
NHTSA ODI #11312207
Mileage unknown · Feb 19, 2020
Exterior Lighting
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V839000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (AL PACKER FORD ROYAL PALM BEAC…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V839000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (AL PACKER FORD ROYAL PALM BEACH, 10601 SOUTHERN BLVD, ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL 334110 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT*JB
NHTSA ODI #11310174
100 miles · Feb 1, 2020
Exterior Lighting
WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2019 FORD RANGER FROM EPIC FORD AND AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR OUR FORD APP SAID WE HAD A RECALL. WE ASKED THE SALES PEOPLE ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO COME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT FIXED AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES. WE THEN WERE TOLD THE PART WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY AND THAT THEY WOULD C…
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WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2019 FORD RANGER FROM EPIC FORD AND AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR OUR FORD APP SAID WE HAD A RECALL. WE ASKED THE SALES PEOPLE ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO COME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT FIXED AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES. WE THEN WERE TOLD THE PART WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL US. THEN WE WERE TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT IT WOULD BE A WEEK. I CALLED SERVICE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY UPDATE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE IN FOR UP TO A MONTH AND THAT WE COULD NOT TAKE THE TRUCK TO DRIVE IN THE MEAN TIME BECAUSE IT COULD LIGHT ON FIRE. (AND THIS WAS AFTER THEY LET US LEAVE THE LOT WITH THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME WITH OUR TWO WEEK OLD INFANT) THE SERVICE TOLD US THEY WOULD KEEP US UPDATED WEEKLY. WE WENT INTO FORD A FEW DAYS LATER TO TALK TO THE GENERAL MANAGER SO WE COULD GET SOME ANSWERS. I WAS LIED TO AND TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO TOLD ME THEY WERE THE MANAGER BUT AFTER MENTIONING LEGALITIES HE ADMITTED TO NOT BEING THE MANAGER. THE GENERAL MANAGER CAME IN AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BUT THAT HE COULD PAY OUR FIRST BILL AND GIVE US A LONER AND THAT HE WOULD CONTACT ME FOR UPDATES. HE THEN IGNORED MY CALLS AND EMAILS ABOUT OUR FIRST BILL AND WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN UPDATE. AFTER A MONTH I CALLED SERVICE AND ASKED FOR AN UPDATE, SHE SAID THAT THE GENERAL MANAGER GAVE HER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO NOT CONTACT US AT ALL. WE CONTINUED TO WAIT FOR THE PART AND MORE THAN TWO MONTHS WENT BY AND WE FINALLY GOT THE CALL WE COULD COME GET OUR TRUCK. THEY ILLEGALLY SOLD US A NEW CAR WITH AN ACTIVE RECALL AND LIED TO US THE ENTIRE TIME, AVOIDING THE TRUTH AND DID THE LITTLEST POSSIBLE FOR US TO TRY AND MAKE IT RIGHT.
NHTSA ODI #11306497
150 miles · Jul 22, 2019
Exterior Lighting
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TAIL BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. INITIALLY AFTER VEHICLE STARTUP EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, 30-60 MINUTES, THE BLINKERS START BEHAVING LIKE A BULB IS OUT. THIS HAPPENS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BLINKERS, NOT NECESSARILY AT THE EXACT SAME TIME BUT GENERALLY BOTH FAI…
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INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TAIL BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. INITIALLY AFTER VEHICLE STARTUP EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, 30-60 MINUTES, THE BLINKERS START BEHAVING LIKE A BULB IS OUT. THIS HAPPENS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BLINKERS, NOT NECESSARILY AT THE EXACT SAME TIME BUT GENERALLY BOTH FAIL PRETTY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. SOMETIMES THE BLINKERS WILL THEN START WORKING AGAIN WHILE STILL DRIVING, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T START WORKING AGAIN UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR SOME TIME. INVESTIGATED WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPED BUT STILL RUNNING AFTER THE ISSUE OCCURRED AND FRONT BLINKERS FUNCTION PROPERLY, BOTH REAR BLINKERS BULBS DON'T WORK AT ALL, TAILIGHT BULBS DIMMLY BLINK. BRAKE LIGHTS DIMLY ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. ISSUE HAS RECURRED ALMOST EVERY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES IN A STRETCH.
NHTSA ODI #11233825
Official recalls
11Oct 10, 2025
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 3, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 15, 2025.
Sep 3, 2025
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A rearview camera that displays an inverted, distorted, or blank image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 8, 2025.
Jun 27, 2025
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2024 Explorer, 2021-2024 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A rearview camera that displays a blank image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle. A rearview image that continues to be displayed after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse may distract the driver. Both of these situations can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will update the rearview camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 4, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S72.
May 26, 2023
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Bronco, 2023 Super Duty F-250, and 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles. The Tire and Loading Information (TREAD) label states the incorrect load carrying capacity, which can result in an overloaded vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An overloaded vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Ford will mail a new TREAD label to install over the existing label, free of charge. Owners will also have the option to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have the new label installed, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C18.
Oct 15, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Ford Ranger Super Cab vehicles. The front passenger outboard seat belt may not have been assembled properly, allowing the seat belt to be misrouted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A misrouted seat belt may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Ford will provide owners with instructions to perform a preliminary inspection of their front seat belts. Owners that detect an issue with the driver's seat belt, are unsure of the results, or do not want to perform an inspection, should not drive their vehicles and contact a Ford dealership. Dealers will inspect the front row outboard seat belts and replace them, if necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 5, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed December 22, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C25.
Mar 9, 2020
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles previously repaired under recall 19V-726. 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 base plate that may result in an resistive electrical short.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A resistive electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
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. Ford's number for this recall is 20S12.
Nov 21, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger trucks. 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.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Intermittent or inoperative tail lamps can result in loss of stop, turn, rear position, and reverse lamp functions, which reduces the vehicle's visibility and may not fully alert other drivers that the vehicle is braking, turning, or reversing, increasing the risk of crash.
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. A renotification was sent on July 10, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S43.
Oct 10, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles. The Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) blower motor may electrically short.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the HVAC blower motor production date, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S34.
Jul 10, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ford Ranger vehicles with a SuperCab body style. The front passenger seat belt may have been improperly assembled.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Improperly assembled seat belts may not adequately restrain occupants in a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the right front seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 29, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S23.
May 13, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles. The fasteners that attach the transmission shifter cable bracket to the transmission may loosen allowing the transmission to be in a different gear than indicated by the gear shift lever position.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the gear shift lever position does not match the actual transmission gear, the vehicle may move in an unexpected direction. Additionally, despite selecting 'Park', if the parking brake is not applied before the vehicle is exited, the vehicle may roll. Either scenario increases the risk of crash or injury.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the transmission shift cable bracket fasteners as necessary, and verify the proper transmission shift operation, free of charge. The recall began July 1, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S15.
Feb 1, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions. In some of these vehicles, the transmission shift lever can be moved from the "Park" position without the key in the starting system and without depressing the brake pedal. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the vehicle can be shifted out of Park without the brake applied, the vehicle may unexpectedly move. Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of injury or crash.
Remedy: Ford has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the transmission floor shift selector interlock assembly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 22, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19C02.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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