23V283000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Loose lug nuts may result in wheel detachment while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
2023 FORD RANGER
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2023 FORD RANGER carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints20
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
25V685000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
25V442000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
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.
23V379000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
An overloaded vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 4POWER TRAIN
- 2ENGINE
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 2AIR BAGS
- 1SUSPENSION
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2023 FORD RANGERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.