Ford Asks Gov to Ignore Ranger Truck Safety Flaws
Published Date: 9/21/2026
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Summary
Ford found that some 2024-2025 Ford Rangers don’t fully meet safety rules about controls and displays. They asked the government to say this issue doesn’t really affect safety, so they don’t have to fix it right away. If you want to share your thoughts, you have until October 21, 2026, to speak up—no money changes yet, just a chance to comment!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Dealers Still Restricted From Selling
Even if NHTSA grants Ford's petition, the decision only exempts Ford from duties to notify owners and remedy the noncompliance for vehicles Ford no longer controlled when it learned of the issue. Distributors and dealers remain prohibited from selling, offering for sale, or introducing noncompliant vehicles into interstate commerce if those vehicles were under the dealers' control after Ford notified them the noncompliance existed.
Rangers Missing Speed Unit Briefly
About 76,125 model year 2024-2025 Ford Ranger vehicles manufactured between December 9, 2022 and August 29, 2025 may temporarily not show the speedometer unit (MPH or km/h) for about four seconds when the driver changes the vehicle's drive mode. The numeric speed (for example, “60”) remains visible during that time.
Software Fix For New Production Rangers
Ford says it implemented a software update for new production Ranger vehicles so the speed units (MPH or km/h) remain visible continuously during the drive-mode animation sequence. Ford included images of the affected and corrected displays in the petition docket.
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