2000 Ford Ranger Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 67about this part
- Share
- 10%of 670 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,900miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 67 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Ford Ranger, 10% of the 670 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,900 miles. 51 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was in a head on collision involving multiple impacts (two trees and then a iron fence head on) I was estimated as going 50 miles per hour at time of crash with out breaking by police on scene. Both air bags did not deploy. Passenger airbag was turned on. I was wearing my seatbelt however I did suffer a neck injury and have started having headaches 2-3 days after accident. Truck was totaled in accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10330534, filed 2010-05, 100,045 miles“Driving along highway in phx az. Lady collided with another vehicle. She was spun around in a circle sending her sideways across 3 lanes of traffic in reverse. Ending up in my lane, on the far right, driving around 65 MPH I stepped on my brakes, skidding into her drivers side rear corner head on directly in the center of my truck. …”
NHTSA complaint #10090653, filed 2004-09, 87,000 miles“I was east bound doing 50 MPH when a west bound chevy made a left turn into my lane, I pushed brakes turned right impacting the chevy head on spinning it 180 degrees and back into the west bound lane. Both the chevy's air bags deployed and it broke it's wind- shield. The air bags in my truck failed to deploy; I'm the original owner of the Ranger. My truck as well as the chevy were totaled; $8,988. To fix my Ranger. My wife suffered a broken left wrist and she broke a titanium rod in her back. …”
NHTSA complaint #10384834, filed 2011-02, 135,000 miles“I was involved in a front end crash at approx 50 MPH and the air bags did not deploy. I have a 2000 Ford Ranger xlt extended cab. The front impact occurred on the passengers side front head light area. A car pulled out in front of me. The other car took an angled impact on the front drivers side corner and the door and drivers side air bag deployed on their car. The passenger side air bag was turned on in my truck but neither that or my drivers side bag deployed. My head impacted the steering wheel from the crash.”
NHTSA complaint #10360831, filed 2010-10, 133,000 miles“My airbags never deployed upon impact I was knocked unconscious and also broke my chin I have a permanent scar. Some one is going to fix it. It is very abnormal and gross to look at it.”
NHTSA complaint #10182918, filed 2007-02, 197,745 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 | 4 | 4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 11% |
| 2022 | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 | 4 | 1% |
| 2011 | 196 | 83% |
| 2010 | 128 | 82% |
| 2009 | 144 | 85% |
| 2008 | 295 | 90% |
| 2007 | 236 | 87% |
| 2006 | 175 | 64% |
| 2005 | 132 | 46% |
| 2004 | 189 | 47% |
| 2003 | 25 | 10% |
| 2002 | 37 | 11% |
| 2001 | 62 | 12% |
| 2000 | 67 | 10% |
| 1999 | 79 | 10% |
| 1998 | 32 | 6% |
| 1997 | 22 | 5% |
| 1996 | 25 | 6% |
| 1995 | 18 | 6% |
| 1994 | 3 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2000 Ford Ranger
139 complaintsBody and structure
105 complaintsBrakes
78 complaintsSuspension
72 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
69 complaintsVehicle speed control
55 complaintsElectrical system
38 complaintsEngine cooling
37 complaintsFuel system
26 complaintsSteering
25 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsSeat belts
23 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Ford Ranger
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.
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