The problem is more on the failure of FORD to put a lock or necessary measures to secure the reserve tire. My reserve tire was stolen in just seconds. The robber just remove the air (deflate) of the tire and push the rim upward to the floor which created enough space to unhook the anchor. Even a no brain-er can steal the reserve tire of a Ford Ranger. What is wrong with your engineers or car designer Mr. Ford.
Way top go blame ford for some punk, like come on who steals a spare tire anyways???
Spare tires are easy to steal from virtually ALL pickup trucks if you don't exercise your option to lock it to the vehicle with a small 2 dollar padlock. There are a number of aftermarket locks available too. I think it's a fair assumption for any manufacturer to make that the buyer will have some common sense. You may have noticed there was no trunk on the truck to store the spare.
Interesting. My first three Rangers all came with keyed locks to secure the spare. Whether it was a service by the dealer as a customer consideration or a practice of the company I don't know. I never even LOOKED at the spare on my 2006 before trading it, so I don't know if it had a lock or not.
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