The Recall Desk

Vehicle

Ford Explorer Sport Trac

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

1–1 of 1

  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V161000·2010-04-20

    Ford Recalls 2010 Vehicles for Front Seat Recliner Defect

    Ford is recalling specific 2010 models because front seat manual recliners may not meet federal safety standards, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, MERCURY FUSION, MILAN, MOUNTAINEER, EXPLORER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA26004 Engineering Analysis · open · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • PE25020 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • RQ24014 Recall Query · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
  • PE24019 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
  • PE24014 Preliminary Evaluation · open · fuel system, diesel
  • RQ24008 Recall Query · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2007 · powertrain 21 complaints, median 20,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

73 manufacturer service bulletins across 5 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2010: 4.1/5 · 30 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2009: 4.5/5 · 6 complaints
  • 2008: 4.1/5 · 23 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2007: 3.8/5 · 100 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2005: 4.9/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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