Ford recalls over 230,000 Ranger vehicles to

fix mistakes made in previous recall

RAVI KUMAR Sat, 06 May 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA) and Ford Motor Company

are recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger

vehicles because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly.

The vehicles had received replacement front

passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall.

he NHTSA said that an incorrectly

installed inflator may not properly inflate the passenger air bag

increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Ford discovered the issue during an audit of the recall work.

Ford had supplied the technicians tasked with

swapping the inflators with service instructions and a diagram explaining how to carry out the work,

but those who were found to have mis-installed

the inflators told Ford they hadn’t bothered to read those instructions before making the swap.

The National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter that the recall includes 231,942 vehicles.