NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford Explorer Sport Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Ford Explorer Sport, across 2 model years from 2002 to 2003. The 2002 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 480
2002–2003, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 480 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Explorer Sport across 6 model years; the most, 188, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 41 of the Ford Explorer Sport complaints (9%) and a fire on 29.
Across all Ford Explorer Sport model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 96 complaints), then the power train (79).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Explorer Sport in 2010: 53, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford Explorer Sport is exterior lighting, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Ford Explorer Sport recall, 07V336000, was reported on August 3, 2007 and concerns the vehicle speed control.
Ford Explorer Sport years to avoid
Too few Ford Explorer Sport model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Explorer Sport years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford Explorer Sport
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
Ford Explorer Sport model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford Explorer Sport recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07V336000August 3, 2007 | vehicle speed control | 2002 | fire | 3,600,000 |
| 06V114000April 10, 2006 | seats: front assembly: recliner | 2002 | crash | 8,585 |
| 03V281000August 5, 2003 | seats: front assembly: recliner | 2002 | crash | 1,552,880 |
| 01X001000 | tires: tread/belt | 2002 | crash, injury and death | — |
| 06E026000 | exterior lighting | 2002–2003 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Explorer Sport. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted