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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FTZR45E92P••••••2002 Ford RANGER
This build draws 6.1× more complaints than the average 2002 Ford RANGER build (13 vs 2).
13on this build
267on the model
125builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedPower Train 4Air Bags 3Suspension 2Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashfireDec 2014
My son was driving his ford ranger xl 2002 when due to a pedestrian, the car in front of him slammed on their brakes causing my son to rear end them. Snowy weather was a factor. The brakes didn't catch as they should have. His airbags blew up, not deploy- blew up and caught…
SuspensionJan 2015
Bracket for spare tire rotted, tire dropped off, no car in back of me, didn't know what happen at the time, that happened 6 month after I bought it, the other day the frame cracked in half. Car dealer ship sold truck to me roughly 15 month ago truck is totaled. Insurance…
Vehicle Speed ControlAug 2014
The contact owns a 2002 ford ranger. The contact stated that the cruise control switch failed to function and the light on the function button failed to illuminate. The vehicle was to be taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
Power TrainJun 2011
The contact owns a 2002 ford ranger. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph the rear differential cracked, causing the rear axle to lock up. The contact towed the vehicle to a local mechanic. The local mechanic replaced the entire rear differential unit. The contact then…
Seat BeltsJan 2003
While driving at any speed seat belts will come undone. Also seat belt retractor will intermittently not retract. Vehicle had this problem 20 times since purchase of vehicle. *ak
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FTZR45E92PA61446 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.