NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Ford Explorer Recalls
The 2000 Ford Explorer has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford Explorer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 952
- Crashes reported
- 101
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
64 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Ford Explorer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2000 Ford Explorer
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 09V399000
- Reported
- October 13, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Explorer, 10 other models
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 07V336000
- Reported
- August 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,600,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Explorer, 7 other models
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 03V280000
- Reported
- August 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 448,005
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Explorer, 1 other model
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 03V281000
- Reported
- August 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,552,880
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Explorer, 3 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 03V094000
- Reported
- March 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Explorer, 9 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 00V395000
- Reported
- November 28, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Ford Explorer
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 00V228001
- Reported
- August 18, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,435
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 00V179000
- Reported
- July 5, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 00V072000
- Reported
- March 7, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Tires: tread/belt
- Campaign
- 00T005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Tires: tread/belt
- Campaign
- 01X001000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Explorer, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Explorer, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Explorer, 24 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Explorer, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Explorer, 46 other models
2000 Ford Explorer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 952 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Explorer, the newest on April 16, 2025. Of these, 101 describe a crash (11%) and 64 a fire; owners reported 106 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Ford Explorer, the component group named most often is the tires (23%), followed by the power train (14%) and the vehicle speed control (12%).
2 of the 2000 Ford Explorer's 15 recalls also concern the tires.
Where 2000 Ford Explorer owners gave the mileage (327 complaints), the median was 77,688 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Tires217
- Power Train133
- Vehicle Speed Control113
- Engine And Engine Cooling90
- Electrical System78
- Air Bags62
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 237 | |
| 2001 | 122 | |
| 2002 | 80 | |
| 2003 | 111 | |
| 2004 | 77 | |
| 2005 | 64 | |
| 2006 | 33 | |
| 2007 | 44 | |
| 2008 | 49 | |
| 2009 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Ford Explorer peaked in 2000, when NHTSA received 237. 58% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Explorer drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Ford Explorer year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 952 complaints about the 2000 Ford Explorer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer by model year
Other 2000 Ford models
Newest record on this page: April 16, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted