11 model years with safety data
View NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and government safety ratings for every model year of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac from 2000 to 2010. Click any year to see full details including recall descriptions, complaint summaries, and crash test performance.
The Ford Explorer Sport Trac model hub is where year-by-year comparison starts to become useful. Unlike the make page, this view keeps you inside one model family, which makes complaint and recall differences much easier to interpret.
This model is concentrated in newer tracked years, so year-to-year shifts can be easier to read as platform or generation changes. Right now, 2001 is the most reported tracked year for the Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
The table below shows each model year of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac alongside its NHTSA complaint total, recall count, and crash test rating where available. Complaint totals reflect unverified owner reports — a higher number does not necessarily indicate a less reliable year, as older and higher-selling model years tend to accumulate more reports over time. Recall counts show the number of official NHTSA recall campaigns, not individual affected vehicles. Safety ratings are based on NHTSA crash tests and may not be available for every year. Click any year to view the full breakdown including recall descriptions, individual complaints, and component-level data.
A good workflow here is to shortlist one or two years, open both year pages, then compare complaint categories and recall overlap side by side. That usually produces a much cleaner research signal than reading the table as a simple best-to-worst list.
Peak Complaint Year
2001
167 complaints
Peak Recall Year
2001
6 recalls
Peak Investigation Year
2002
3 investigations
This view is designed to help you compare complaint volume, recall activity, and investigation presence across the Ford Explorer Sport Trac timeline. Use the bars as relative signals, then open the exact year pages to inspect complaint categories and recall detail before drawing conclusions.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Safety Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 2009 | 6 | - | - |
| 2008 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 2007 | 100 | 1 | - |
| 2006 | 5 | - | - |
| 2005 | 66 | 1 | - |
| 2004 | 86 | 2 | - |
| 2003 | 78 | 1 | - |
| 2002 | 144 | 4 | - |
| 2001 | 167 | 6 | - |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | - |
All data is sourced from NHTSA public records. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or any government agency. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and may not reflect confirmed defects. For official information, visit nhtsa.gov.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026