NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Recalls
The 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 26, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 23
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 07V453000
- Reported
- September 26, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,497
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac complaints by year
NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, the newest on May 10, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, the component group named most often is the power train (35%), followed by the engine (30%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac's only recall also concerns the power train.
Where 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train8
- Engine7
- Electrical System4
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Service Brakes2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 3. 35% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 23 complaints about the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer Sport Trac by model year
Other 2008 Ford models
Newest record on this page: May 10, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted