A recall for 140,201 2024-2026 Ford Ranger trucks due to a wiring fault in the sun visor that may cause a fire.
The NHTSA has announced a recall for 140,201 2024-2026 Ford Ranger trucks due to a fault in the wiring harness (misplaced and/or excessive tape use) that may cause the wires to be damaged; damaged wires can cause a fire, leading to an increased risk of crash. Drivers might see flickering or inoperative sunvisor mirror lights and overhead console lights prior to a smoking, melting or fire event.
Affected VINs should be searchable now at the NHTSA website.
Here is the relevant information from the NHTSA Recall notice:
NHTSA ID Number:Â 26V238
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Components:Â STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Potential Number of Units Affected:Â 140,201
Estimated percentage with defect: 1%
Descriptive Information:
Ford’s team reviewed plant records to determine the population of affected vehicles. Affected vehicles may have sunvisor wiring harness damage or headliner wiring harness damage and were built between December 9, 2022, and December 28, 2025.
These vehicles are not produced in VIN order. Information as to the applicability of this action to specific vehicles can best be obtained by either calling Ford’s toll-free line (1-866-436-7332) or by contacting a local Ford or Lincoln dealer who can obtain specific information regarding the vehicles from the Ford On-line Automotive Service Information System (OASIS) database.
140,201 Ranger vehicles are affected.
Description of defect or noncompliance:
A short in the power takeout for the right or left sunvisor assembly may create heat or spark, resulting in fire in the A-pillar area
Description of the safety risk, including crash, fire, death, injury: When a damaged wire creates a short to ground, heat or spark at this short may also cause smoke, burn, melt or fire in the A-pillar area. Smoking, melting, or fire in the A-pillar area increases the risk of injury or a crash.
Description of the cause:
The sunvisor or headliner wiring harnesses may become damaged as the result of excessive harness tape thickness or improper harness positioning during install. Exposed wiring may come into contact with sheet metal, potentially resulting in arcing and soot buildup over time from circuit shorts and Body Control Module (BCM) restarts.
Identification of any warning that can occur:
A driver may experience flickering or inoperative sunvisor mirror lights and overhead console lights prior to a smoking, melting or fire event.
Chronology
On October 31, 2025, Ford reviewed inspection results from a fire in the right A-pillar area on a 2024 model year (MY) Ranger vehicle. Initial visual evidence suggested the fire may have originated from an electrical short in the power lead of the sunvisor. Data gathered from the vehicle indicated a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B14AA for a circuit short in the sunvisor lamp. On November 6, 2025, this concern was brought into Ford’s Critical Concern Review Group (CCRG) for review.
During November and December 2025, the CCRG reviewed wiring harness specifications and installation procedures of the sunvisor and headliner suppliers with two notable findings. Firstly, supplier control records showed a thickness of protective tape around the headliner wiring circuit that exceeded the width of a section of a sheet metal opening where the wiring passed through. A taped wire harness with excess thickness could become stuck in the metal opening and result in damage to one of the wire circuits. Secondly, positioning of wiring to the headliner did not include sufficient placement controls to guarantee that the wiring would be routed as intended through the sheet metal opening. An improperly routed wiring harness may lead to unintended harness-to-metal contact, which may result in wiring damage.
In January and February 2026, the CCRG conducted flammability assessment testing that showed all potentially affected materials met flammability requirements and were not combustible. However, analysis of the electrical system design indicated that repetitive Body Control Module (BCM) re-starts after the sunvisor lamp circuit DTC is set may cause repeated shorts and arcing over time, building up soot and eventually causing fire.
As of March 20, 2026, Ford is aware of three warranty claims, two field reports and one customer service report in the US potentially related to this concern, received between July 22, 2025 and September 16, 2025, representing a total of four VINs. Flame was reported for one of the VINs. Smoke or burn evidence around the sunvisor lamp circuit was reported for the other three VINs.
On April 7, 2026, Ford’s Field Review Committee reviewed the concern and approved a field service action.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accident or injury related to this condition.
Remedy
Description of Remedy
Remedy Type: Software, Inspect, Replace
Description of remedy program:
Owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have their vehicle inspected for history of a B14AA-11 Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC). Vehicles with this DTC history will have their sunvisor wiring harness inspected for evidence of damage. Wiring harnesses with damage will be replaced. All vehicles will receive a Body Control Module (BCM) software update that will turn off sunvisor lamp power after detecting a threshold count of B14AA DTC occurrences and prevent future short circuits. There will be no charge for this service.
How remedy component differs from recalled component:
All remedied vehicles will have updated BCM software to prevent future shorts of the sunvisor lamp circuit. Remedied vehicles with a history of the B14AA-11 DTC will also have sunvisor wiring harnesses and headliner wiring harnesses that are properly routed and undamaged
Description of recall schedule:
Notification to dealers is expected to occur on April 17, 2026. Mailing of interim owner notification letters is expected to begin April 27, 2026 and is expected to be completed by May 1, 2026. Mailing of remedy owner notification letters is expected to begin August 03, 2026 and is expected to be completed by August 7, 2026. The date VINs are planned to be searchable is April 17, 2026.
