NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford Expedition Recalls
The 2003 Ford Expedition has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Ford Expedition. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 615
- Crashes reported
- 57
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
36 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Ford Expedition, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Ford Expedition
Structure
- Campaign
- 03V094000
- Reported
- March 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Expedition, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Expedition, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Expedition, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Expedition, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Expedition, 57 other models
2003 Ford Expedition complaints by year
NHTSA has received 615 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford Expedition, the newest on March 9, 2026. Of these, 57 describe a crash (9%) and 36 a fire; owners reported 70 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford Expedition, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (10%).
None of the 2003 Ford Expedition's 6 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Ford Expedition owners gave the mileage (463 complaints), the median was 79,850 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling127
- Electrical System104
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic61
- Air Bags59
- Tires57
- Power Train50
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 83 | |
| 2004 | 72 | |
| 2005 | 51 | |
| 2006 | 38 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 50 | |
| 2009 | 38 | |
| 2010 | 52 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 24 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford Expedition peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 83. 41% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Ford Expedition drew 3.8× the complaints of the median Ford Expedition year in the same window: 1st highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the Ford Expedition years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 615 complaints about the 2003 Ford Expedition are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Expedition by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: March 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted