First safety recall for new Ford Ranger and Everest

Ford Australia has issued the first product safety recall for its locally-developed new-generation Ford Ranger and Everest, due to a potentially faulty seatbelts.

While Ford rebalanced about 400 Ranger tailshafts due to excessive vibration and applied software updates to fix glitching multimedia systems in an unspecified number of vehicles in both customer hands and dealer stock, the first safety recall for the new Ranger and Everest involves potentially defective driver’s seatbelts in 1380 Ranger and Everest vehicles.

“Due to a defect during assembly, some vehicles may have the driver’s seatbelt assembled incorrectly. This will reduce the effectiveness of the seatbelt in the event of an accident” said Ford in the recall notice issued by the ACCC’s Product Safety Australia website today.

Ford says if the seatbelt is not assembled correctly, it may not adequately restrain the driver in the event of a collision, increasing the risk of injury or death.

A spokesperson for Ford Australia told carsales it has been made aware of one incident relating to the issue in Australia.

Of the 1380 vehicles affected by the recall – all of which were produced in 2022 – the majority are Ranger utes (1175), while the remaining 205 vehicles are Everest SUVs.

For a full list of affected vehicles, download this spreadsheet from the federal government’s Product Safety Australia website.

Owners of affected vehicles are being urged to contact Ford to ensure their details are correct, so the company can advise them when replacement parts become available for fitment free of charge.

The latest Ford Ranger and Everest were designed, engineered and developed alongside each other in Australia, before being produced in Thailand and other countries from mid-2022.

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