Ford Ranger and Everest Recalled in Australia: 1,085 Vehicles Over a 10.1-Inch Centre Screen That Can Go Blank

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Ford Australia has opened another campaign on the current Ranger and Everest line, this time against the 10.1-inch centre display screen fitted to some 2024, 2025 and 2026 vehicles. The notice says 1,085 utes and SUVs are involved, and that a manufacturing issue means the centre display may stop functioning and go blank. The straight-line consequence is the one the notice spells out: the rear-view image may not be displayed when the driver puts the vehicle in reverse.

It is a small campaign in headcount terms, with 1,085 vehicles against a Ranger and Everest line that sells thousands a month in Australia. It is also narrow in grade. The notice lists the Ranger XL, XLS, XLT and Sport, and the Everest Ambiente, which puts the campaign at the entry and work-truck end of each line rather than at the Wildtrak, Platinum, Raptor, Tremor or Wolftrak end. Only the vehicles fitted with the 10.1-inch centre screen are involved; a Ranger or Everest without that screen is outside the scope on the face of the notice.

What the hazard is, and what it is not

The notice is specific. If the centre display stops functioning and goes blank, the reversing camera image may not be shown when reverse is selected. In a reversing manoeuvre, the driver loses the camera view behind the vehicle. The notice frames this as a crash risk to pedestrians and other road users located behind the vehicle. It does not talk about any other screen function, any other system in the ute or SUV, or any effect on the drivetrain, braking or steering. The headlights, the trailer brake controller, the air conditioning, the audio and the drive modes are all off the face of the notice.

The notice also does not instruct owners to stop driving the vehicle. It does not describe field incidents, and it does not list a specific build-date window inside the three model years named. The applicability line is the 10.1-inch screen, not a date range: in practice that is the information Ford is giving owners while the campaign runs, and a VIN check is the only way to answer the question on an individual Ranger or Everest.

The grades the notice names, and the ones it does not

Ford builds the Ranger in a long list of grades for Australia (XL, XLS, XLT, Sport, Wildtrak, Platinum, Tremor, Wolftrak, Raptor, Super Duty), and the Everest in a shorter list (Ambiente, Trend, Sport, Tremor, Wolftrak, Platinum). The notice names the work-truck and mid-grade Ranger lineup and the entry Everest. A grade the notice does not name is not caught up in the campaign on the face of the register, but it is also not cleared: Ford, like most makers, cuts recall VIN lists at the point of defect, not at the point of grade, and the only way to tell is to run the VIN itself.

A Ford Ranger or Everest without the 10.1-inch centre display is outside the scope on the face of the notice. The smaller 8.0-inch screen fitted to some fleet builds is not named, and nor is the 12.0-inch screen used on the Platinum or the Raptor. If you do not know which screen is in the car, the VIN check is the single answer.

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The Rangers and Everests we list, and what they cost

The notice does not change price, specification, warranty or towing capacity on any of the grades it names. For context, these are the current prices against the Ranger and Everest rows the notice names, held on CarSorted and before on-road costs. Ford moved to a drive-away launch price on the current Everest Wolftrak limited edition, but the headline Ranger and Everest grades on the recall remain at a before on-roads list price.

None of our stored safety, towing or fuel figures changes because of this campaign. If you want to see the current full specification against each grade, follow the directory links in the table above. The headline Everest, Ranger and towing comparison tools on CarSorted read the same stored kerb, GVM and braked towing figures that sit on the row for each variant.

How this fits into the Next-Gen Ranger and Everest recall story

The current Ranger and Everest went on sale in Australia in 2022, and this campaign is the latest in a line of smaller Ford Australia notices against the two of them. The September 2026 airbag campaign covered 13,907 Model Year 2026 and MY2026.5 dual-cabs over a side curtain airbag that may interact with the B-pillar trim, with a build window from 26 November 2025 to 10 July 2026. That campaign and this one are different problems with different VIN lists and different Ford responses, so a 2026 Ranger that was on the airbag list is not on this list by default, and vice versa.

The pattern on both the Ranger and the Everest, across the last couple of years, is one of narrow campaigns with specific build windows or specific fitment criteria rather than a single large one, which is how the figures stay small (1,085 here) compared with the headline count on the Next-Gen generation to date. If you want the broader context on the top of the sales chart that these two sit on, our VFACTS September 2026 roundup walks through the market share the Ranger has reclaimed and where the Everest sits in the large SUV segment.

A short checklist for Ranger and Everest owners

1. Check whether your vehicle has the 10.1-inch centre display. It is the standard screen on the XL, XLS, XLT and Sport Rangers and the Everest Ambiente from 2024 to 2026, and it is the only screen size the notice names.
2. Run the VIN. The 17-character VIN check at ford.com.au/support/recalls is the authoritative answer for an individual vehicle. The federal Vehicle Recalls register carries the same list.
3. If the VIN comes up, book it in. Ford will contact owners in writing, but you do not have to wait for the letter. Call an authorised Ford dealer or the Ford Customer Relationship Centre on 13 36 73 and book the vehicle in.
4. Keep the paperwork. Keep the dealer document that shows the recall work was done, and a VIN check that shows the campaign closed on your vehicle. A future used-car buyer will often ask for it.

What this means for buyers

If you are shopping a new Ford Ranger or Ford Everest this week, this does not change the price, the drivetrain, the warranty or the towing figures printed on the dealer order form, and it does not change the stored row on CarSorted either. It does change the checklist at pre-delivery. Ask the dealer in writing whether the VIN on the ute or SUV you are being offered is on this campaign, and whether it has been closed out on the federal register before delivery. Most Ford dealers will do that as a matter of course; written confirmation is still worth a minute of your time.

If you already own a 2024, 2025 or 2026 Ranger XL, XLS, XLT or Sport, or a 2024, 2025 or 2026 Everest Ambiente, run the VIN at the links above and book the repair if your vehicle is on the list. If you own a grade the notice does not name, the odds are low and the mirrors still work, but the VIN check is still the only answer that is specific to your truck or SUV. The Ford Ranger vs Toyota HiLux comparison on CarSorted is the cross-shop that matters most if you are deciding between the two of them, and the TowingSorted tool reads the same stored kerb, GVM, GCM and braked tow numbers that sit on each row.