Front fenders

[RedDakooter05]

Mid to late 2022 is when they started switching to metal fenders. Maybe around march?
My April built ranger has steel fenders.

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[Grumpaw]

Maybe they just ran out of aluminum foil, you know, the real thin stuff, to build fenders out of ...

 

[JeffWoodall]

Maybe they just ran out of aluminum foil, you know, the real thin stuff, to build fenders out of ...

Tin Foil probably went way up in price like everything else, so they decided steel was cheaper.

 

[Trigganometry]

This is legit.

I believe it's about the same timeframe as when the spindles also went from aluminum to steel.

The switch on spindles was mid 2020. I have a Nov 2020 build and it has steel spindles and aluminum fenders, tailgate, hood and bumpers

 

[JasonTremor]

August 2021 build here and have the steel fenders.

 

[Michel Jeanneau]

Huh? I thought all the body parts on Rangers (2019's anyway) were steel save the tailgate?

 

[JeffWoodall]

Huh? I thought all the body parts on Rangers (2019's anyway) were steel save the tailgate?

No, the hood, front fenders and tailgate are aluminum, well, were.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Is this legit? I found this while searching for TSBs. I may have missed this, haven't been on in a while. I have a 2021, but the fenders are definitely aluminum.

RECORD_ID: 3488599
Bulletin Number: SSM 50793
Replacement Service Bulletin Number: N/A
NHTSA Item Number: 10212124
Date Posted: 05-20-2022
Component Name: 160000 STRUCTURE
Make: FORD
Model: RANGER
Year: 2021
Date Added: 05-24-2022
Summary: The 2021 Ranger front fender material migrated on 22-Apr-2021 from aluminum to steel. Additionally, service replacement fenders for 2019-2022 made of aluminum are no longer available. When replacing a front fender on Rangers built on or aft

Yes, during the re-negotiation of NAFTA as the USMCA, the U.S. placed a hefty tariff on aluminum from Canada. I think there was also a 25% tariff on aluminum from China at the same time. It just wasn’t worth it for U.S. manufacturers to import it and then pay the extra, so they switched to steel where it made sense for them to do so.

 

[Lone]

Does that mean my light weight Ranger is faster and gets better mileage?

 

[Grumpaw]

Does that mean my light weight Ranger is faster and gets better mileage?

No, it means if you look at your Ranger's aluminum fender wrong it will probably leave a dent....
Medium size bug strike would likely destroy it.
My 2021 has the alum. and i always look real nice at my fenders.

 

[Michel Jeanneau]

No, the hood, front fenders and tailgate are aluminum, well, were.

Yup...went out with the o' magnet to check and lo, you are correct sir! Learn sometning new every day

 

[Lone]

. . . I always look real nice at my fenders.

. . . and your fenders always look real nice at you.

 

[RedDakooter05]

No, it means if you look at your Ranger's aluminum fender wrong it will probably leave a dent....
Medium size bug strike would likely destroy it.
My 2021 has the alum. and i always look real nice at my fenders.

My steel fenders are paper thin, I can bend em with my little pinky finger so I don't think theres any difference other than speed of corrosion if the paint came off.

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