NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Ford Explorer Sport Recalls
The 2002 Ford Explorer Sport has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 3, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Ford Explorer Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 133
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 07V336000
- Reported
- August 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,600,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 06V114000
- Reported
- April 10, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,585
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 03V281000
- Reported
- August 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,552,880
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Tires: tread/belt
- Campaign
- 01X001000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Explorer Sport, 42 other models
2002 Ford Explorer Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 133 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport, the newest on July 24, 2025. Of these, 10 describe a crash (8%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport, the component group named most often is the power train (24%), followed by the structure (21%) and the visibility (12%).
None of the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport's 5 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Ford Explorer Sport owners gave the mileage (101 complaints), the median was 71,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train32
- Structure28
- Visibility16
- Electrical System8
- Latches/Locks/Linkages8
- Seats8
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 18. 34% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 133 complaints about the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer Sport by model year
Other 2002 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted