NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford Explorer Sport Trac Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, across 7 model years from 2002 to 2010. The 2002 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2010 (1).
No Ford Explorer Sport Trac model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2001, is at 1.2×.
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 709
2002–2010, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 709 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Explorer Sport Trac across 11 model years; the most, 167, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 58 of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac complaints (8%) and a fire on 25.
Across all Ford Explorer Sport Trac model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 135 complaints), then the electrical system (84).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Explorer Sport Trac in 2008: 70, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford Explorer Sport Trac is exterior lighting, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Ford Explorer Sport Trac recall, 10V161000, was reported on April 20, 2010 and concerns the seats: front assembly: recliner.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2006 and 2009 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Ford Explorer Sport Trac years to avoid
The best-measured Ford Explorer Sport Trac years are 2010 (0.3×), 2005 (0.4×) and 2003 (0.9×).
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 Trac years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING4
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
- STEERING1
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
Ford Explorer Sport Trac model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford Explorer Sport Trac recall campaign (8)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10V161000April 20, 2010 | seats: front assembly: recliner | 2010 | crash and injury | 33,256 |
| 07V453000September 26, 2007 | power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines | 2008 | fire | 1,497 |
| 07V336000August 3, 2007 | vehicle speed control | 2002 | fire | 3,600,000 |
| 07V181000April 25, 2007 | steering | 2007 | crash | 11 |
| 03V281000August 5, 2003 | seats: front assembly: recliner | 2002 | crash | 1,552,880 |
| 01X001000 | tires: tread/belt | 2002 | crash, injury and death | — |
| 06E026000 | exterior lighting | 2002–2005 | crash | — |
| 06E056000 | fuel system, gasoline | 2004 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted