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2001 Ford Ranger EV Air bags Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
17%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
45,228miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Ford Ranger EV, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,228 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On february 11, 2005 my father was driving his 2001 Ford ranger when he suffered a heart attack. As a result of the heart attack my dad hit a tree head on with the Ford ranger. The truck suffered catastrophic frontal damage which ultimately was considered a total loss by my dad's insurance company. Despite the extent of the damage, the airbags did not deploy. My dad never revived and was pronounced dead approximately one hour later at the local hospital.”

NHTSA complaint #10115977, filed 2005-03, 53,955 miles

“I was involved in a recent accident where I was hit in my 2001 Ford ranger while stopped at an intersection. My vehicle was slammed into from the back by an SUV and knocked into a small toyota truck in front of me who was also stopped at the iintesection. My truck was totaled with the truck bed looking like an inverted v with front bumper and hood damage and a fluid leak. Neither the driver of passenger side airbags deployed even after being hit that hard from both front and back.”

NHTSA complaint #10088413, filed 2004-08, 36,500 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2001217%
2000117%

Other parts of the 2001 Ford Ranger EV

Seat belts
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Ford Ranger EV

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology