NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Ford Explorer Recalls
The 2005 Ford Explorer has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Ford Explorer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 497
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Ford Explorer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 Ford Explorer
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Explorer, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006 Explorer, 23 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004, 2006–2008 Explorer, 9 other models
2005 Ford Explorer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 497 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford Explorer, the newest on February 21, 2024. Of these, 22 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 Ford Explorer, the component group named most often is the structure (30%), followed by the power train (20%) and the vehicle speed control (9%).
None of the 2005 Ford Explorer's 3 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2005 Ford Explorer owners gave the mileage (430 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure151
- Power Train99
- Vehicle Speed Control44
- Fuel System, Gasoline40
- Electrical System36
- Engine And Engine Cooling29
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | |
| 2007 | 23 | |
| 2008 | 33 | |
| 2009 | 46 | |
| 2010 | 66 | |
| 2011 | 80 | |
| 2012 | 35 | |
| 2013 | 40 | |
| 2014 | 42 | |
| 2015 | 34 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Ford Explorer peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 80. 20% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Ford Explorer drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Ford Explorer year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 497 complaints about the 2005 Ford Explorer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer by model year
Other 2005 Ford models
Newest record on this page: February 21, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted