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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FTZR45EX3P••••••2003 Ford RANGER
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2003 Ford RANGER build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
200on the model
116builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedElectrical System 2Latches/locks/linkages 2Exterior Lighting 1Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireFeb 2014
The contact owns a 2003 ford ranger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the headlights and the instrument panel lights suddenly began to flicker followed by the vehicle stalling. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact exited the…
Air BagsFeb 2016
Tacata recall airbag light is flashing the stays on .not sure what is causing it but it could be serious if the bags do not work when needed . It came on about 1 month ago. Starts as soon as you start truck . Other light that just started flashing today over drive light started…
Latches/locks/linkagesJun 2008
The steel cables that support the tail gate of my 2003 ford ranger failed without warning. The tailgate dropped and it the bumper. Had I been standing on the tail gate or had a load placed on it I would have fallen to the ground or the load would have dropped which either would…
Electrical SystemJan 2005
2003 ford ranger experiencing problems with the door locks.*mr door locked spontaneously, was informed that ford could not fix the problem. The consumer had to purchase a spare key to keep outside the truck. *bf
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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 1FTZR45EX3PA35343 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.