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2019 Ford Ranger visibility & wipers problems

The 2019 Ford Ranger has 24 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Visibility & Wipers complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Ranger visibility & wipers complaints by model year76 complaints1983: 1 complaints1984: 2 complaints1985: 4 complaints1986: 1 complaints1988: 5 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 16 complaints1991: 13 complaints1992: 22 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 14 complaints1995: 67 complaints1996: 54 complaints1997: 36 complaints1998: 18 complaints1999: 76 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 1 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 1 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 2 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 1 complaints2019: 24 complaints2020: 9 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Ranger visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

20V137000Visibility & WipersMarch 9, 2020 · 5,384 units

Defect

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

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.

19V726000Visibility & WipersOctober 10, 2019 · 17,965 units

Defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ranger vehicles. The Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) blower motor may electrically short.

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.

What owners report

“DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS A FUN-HOUSE DISTORTION IN THE GLASS. THIS MAKES LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW, INCLUDING LOOKING IN THE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR, DIFFICULT AND AFFECTS THE USER'S ATTENTION AND INCITES NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS. THIS IS A 2ND REPLACEMENT, AS THE FIRST WINDOW WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL. REPLACEMENT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · November 19, 2019

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2019 Ford Ranger have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2019 Ford Ranger visibility & wipers — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2019 Ford Ranger visibility & wipers?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the visibility & wipers: 19V726000, 20V137000.

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.