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1997 Ford Expedition visibility & wipers problems

The 1997 Ford Expedition has 48 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

48

Visibility & Wipers complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Expedition visibility & wipers complaints by model year129 complaints1997: 48 complaints1998: 70 complaints1999: 129 complaints2000: 78 complaints2001: 49 complaints2002: 3 complaints2003: 42 complaints2004: 15 complaints2005: 11 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 16 complaints2008: 9 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 3 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 19 complaints2016: 10 complaints2017: 34 complaints2018: 8 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 13 complaints2021: 21 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 7 complaints2025: 2 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Expedition visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1997 Ford Expedition have?

NHTSA has 48 complaints about the 1997 Ford Expedition visibility & wipers — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.