Ford is recalling nearly 100,000 2004-2006 Ranger pickups. The automaker has to inspect the vehicles to see if technicians correctly completed a previous recall repair related to the model’s Takata airbags. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, technicians may have improperly installed the passenger-side inflator in some of the fixed trucks, which may not allow the airbag to deploy in the event of a crash.
Ford initiated an investigation into the airbags in November, identifying seven vehicles with improperly installed inflators. In January, technicians who had incorrectly installed the part told the automaker they did not review the instructions before working on the affected trucks. This prompted Ford to change its service kits and add an instruction sheet illustrating correct and incorrect installations.
