VehicleVerdict

1994 Ford Explorer visibility & wipers problems

The 1994 Ford Explorer has 75 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

75

Visibility & Wipers complaints

5%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Related recalls

97V083000Visibility & WipersMay 5, 1997 · 610,000 units

Defect

A SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION CAN OCCUR IN THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD AS A RESULT OF A SEPARATED PART OF THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY BRIDGING THE SWITCH POSITIVE BATTERY PAD AND ADJACENT CHASSIS GROUND PAD.

Consequence

THE CURRENT CAN OVERHEAT THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND OTHER PLASTIC AND ELASTOMERIC COMPONENTS OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN SMOKE OR FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IN-LINE 10 AMP FUSE IN THE POSITIVE BATTERY FEED TO THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH ASSEMBLY.

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1994 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 75 complaints about the 1994 Ford Explorer visibility & wipers — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1994 Ford Explorer visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 97V083000.

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.