2009 Ford Ranger air bags problems
144 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Ford Ranger — 85% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2009 Ford Ranger. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V001000 (Air Bags) and 21V158000 (Air Bags) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted on several occasions.”
filed Aug 19, 2026
“Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V158000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…”
filed Feb 14, 2023
“Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2009 Ford Ranger. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V158000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer had been notified about the recall and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer had been…”
filed Mar 23, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after…Campaign 21V158000 · Mar 10, 2021
- These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used…Campaign 21V081000 · Feb 16, 2021
- Air BagsCampaign 18V046000 · Jan 11, 2018
- Air BagsCampaign 17V024000 · Jan 10, 2017
- Air BagsCampaign 16V384000 · May 31, 2016
Related service bulletins
Certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2005-2006 GT, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion and MKZ/Zephyr, 2006-2011 Milan, and 2007-2010 Edge & MKX Vehicles Driver & Passenger Airbag Module Quality Control Inspection REASON FOR THIS…
22B05 S1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 27, 2023Certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2005-2006 GT, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion & MKZ/Zephyr, 2006-2011 Milan, and 2007-2010 Edge & MKX Vehicles Driver & Passenger Airbag Module Quality Control Inspection: Ford Motor…
22B05 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 28, 2022Comm-trans lund: some 2009-2011 models may have the air bag inicator flashing with a stored trouble code. This is a software problem. *rm
SIS-21841 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2011
Air Bags problems in other Ranger years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ranger | 2 | 5% |
| 2024 Ranger | 3 | 4% |
| 2022 Ranger | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 Ranger | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 Ranger | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 Ranger | 4 | 2% |
| 2011 Ranger | 196 | 83% |
| 2010 Ranger | 128 | 82% |
| 2008 Ranger | 295 | 90% |
| 2007 Ranger | 236 | 87% |
| 2006 Ranger | 174 | 64% |
| 2005 Ranger | 132 | 46% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Ford Ranger
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.