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Explorer Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1992

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Explorer model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Explorer model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
4
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
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Overview

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Explorer vehicles. Our database also holds 4 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Explorer model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Explorer models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Explorer models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Explorer199272

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 4 newest campaigns covering a Explorer vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
93V168000Astro, Safari

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGEWITH THE DRIVER SEAT IN THE FORWARD MOST POSITION, THE SAFETY BELT IS EXCESSIVELY TIGHT FOR PERSONS WHOSE DIMENSIONS ARE THOSE OF A 95TH PERCENTILE MALE, RESULTING IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."

91V072000Van

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGETHE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILED TO SUSTAIN THE LOADS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 210. SAFETY BELTS ARE ANCHORED TO A BAR ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE.

77V137000Explorer

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGSON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE L.P. GAS LINES TO THE RANGE AND FURNACE MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT BREAKS COULD OCCUR IN THE LINES DUE TO PINCHING OR KINKING.

71V078000Explorer

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Go straight to a Explorer model year

One published model year for each Explorer model, ordered by owner-reported complaint volume

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Each page links the years either side of it, so every model year we publish for a model is reachable from its entry here.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Explorer model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .