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1996 Ford Ranger airbags problems

The 1996 Ford Ranger has 25 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

25

Airbags complaints

5%

Share of year

19

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Ranger airbags complaints by model year293 complaints1990: 1 complaints1992: 1 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 20 complaints1996: 25 complaints1997: 22 complaints1998: 34 complaints1999: 83 complaints2000: 67 complaints2001: 64 complaints2002: 38 complaints2003: 25 complaints2004: 189 complaints2005: 132 complaints2006: 174 complaints2007: 233 complaints2008: 293 complaints2009: 143 complaints2010: 127 complaints2011: 198 complaints2014: 1 complaints2016: 1 complaints2017: 1 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Ranger airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1996 Ford Ranger have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 1996 Ford Ranger airbags — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.