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2002 Ford Ranger airbags problems

The 2002 Ford Ranger has 38 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

38

Airbags complaints

8%

Share of year

22

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.

What owners report

“HARD FRONT END COLLISION WITH TELEPHONE POLE. ICE ON ROAD. TOTAL DAMAGE, VEHICLE STATUS IS SCRAP. DRIVER INJURY. HEAD AND JAW. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS SECOND FRONT COLLISION. FIRST COLLISION, VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. STRUCK BY WRONG WAY DRIVER. $3400 DAMAGE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. REPAIRS AT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · October 31, 2019 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2002 Ford Ranger have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 2002 Ford Ranger airbags — 8% 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.