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Explorer Van Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1997–2006

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 Van model year it names.
20
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Explorer Van model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
2
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.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
3
4 model years

Overview

Our database holds 20 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Explorer Van vehicles. Our database also holds 2 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Explorer Van 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 Van models

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

Explorer Van models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Ford Explorer1997–1998150
Chevrolet Astro199801
Conversion Van2005–200601

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 2 newest campaigns covering a Explorer Van 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
05V477000Conversion Van

EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCERTAIN CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON GMC/CHEVROLET CHASSIS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE HOUSING LENS OF THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP DOES NOT ALLOW ENOUGH LIGHT TO EMIT FROM THE LAMP.

03V016000Chevrolet Astro

STRUCTUREON CERTAIN CONVERSION VANS EQUIPPED WITH RUNNING BOARDS SUPPLIED BY PRODESIGN, INC., THAT INCORPORATE A COURTESY LIGHT, EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT, A HIGH RESISTANCE ARC CAN OCCUR IN THE WIRING OF THE COURTESY LIGHT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE LIGHT WIRES CAN OVERHEAT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY MAY MELT THE RUNNING BOARD.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Explorer Van model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .