{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11756686,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/29/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2026","vin":"1FTER4FH3KL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"The cooling fan clutch control wire is supported by a \"wire support hose\" between the engine block and the fan clutch.  the cooling fan clutch control freely rotates on a raceway on the drive shaft.  The purpose of the support hose is to prevent the fan clutch control from freely rotating, but allows the control a limited range of movement as the drive shaft changes speed with engine RPM.  The idea is that this hose prevents undue stress on the control wire.  Hose is normally a consumable part that may need replaced with age, heat, etc.  The hose is not sold as a replacement part and can only be obtained by purchasing a new fan clutch.  When the hose fails, the control wraps around the drive shaft causing damage to the fan clutch control and wiring requiring replacement.  The circuit on which the fan clutch control sits is integrated with no less than 6 other critical vehicle systems including oil pressure.  When the incident occurs, all these systems generate errors that put the vehicle into limp mode until repair can be made.  The fan clutch control wiring support hose should be a bracket with a different mechanical linkage solution to support wire while allowing the necessary limited movement.  This low-tech hose solution causes outsized damage when it fails, effectively disabling the vehicle which creates a safety concern and undue hardship from an unnecessarily cascading damage effect.  Ford acknowledges this defect by redesigning this feature for 6G Rangers but will not proactively correct through manufacturer recall 5G Rangers.  If Ford will not correct, I believe the NHTSA should get involved and force Ford's hand at addressing this repair.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"RANGER","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}