Ford Ranger Electrical Recall2024–2026 · Free Repair
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ranger vehicles. The sun visor or headliner wiring harnesses may be improperly positioned or have excessive tape thickness, which can result in damaged wires.
Is Your Ranger Included?
Enter your 17-character VIN — we query NHTSA in real time and show whether 26V-238000 (and any other open campaign) applies to your exact vehicle.
What Happened — and How It's Fixed
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ranger vehicles. The sun visor or headliner wiring harnesses may be improperly positioned or have excessive tape thickness, which can result in damaged wires.
Damaged wires can create an electrical short and cause a fire in the A-pillar area, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
Dealers will inspect the wiring for damage and update the body control module software. Damaged wiring harnesses will be replaced as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. This will be a Phased campaign. Phase 1 will include 2025 model year vehicles. Owners will be notified by mail the week of 5/31/2026. Phase 2 will include 2026 model year vehicles and Phase 3 will include 2024 model year vehicles. Owners will be notified by mail the week of 6/29/2026 for Phase 2 and the week of 7/27/2026 for Phase 3. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed May 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in August 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S29. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 17, 2026.
Verified as of 2026-08-28 against NHTSA · Recall 26V-238000 on NHTSA.gov
What To Do
Run your VIN
Confirm 26V-238000 applies to your exact Ranger using the checker above.
Schedule the free repair
Book online or call .
Free, by law
Recall parts and labor are free regardless of age, mileage, or where you bought it.
Keep the paperwork
We provide written proof of completion — useful at resale.
Electrical Recall FAQs
Is it safe to drive my Ranger before the electrical recall repair?⌄
NHTSA issued no park-outside or do-not-drive advisory for campaign 26V-238000. Schedule the free repair promptly — until it is completed, the defect described above is still present on affected Ranger vehicles.
Which vehicles are affected?⌄
Campaign 26V-238000 covers certain 2024–2026 Ford Ranger vehicles. Model year alone does not settle it — run your VIN in the checker above, which is the definitive answer for your exact vehicle.
What does the repair cost?⌄
Nothing. By federal law, safety recall repairs are free — parts and labor — at any authorized Ford dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age, mileage, or where it was bought.
I’m buying a used Ranger. Should I check this recall?⌄
Yes — run the VIN before you buy. If campaign 26V-238000 is still open on that vehicle, any authorized Ford dealer (including us) completes the repair free of charge, no matter where the vehicle was purchased.
