VehicleVerdict

1996 Ford Explorer seats problems

The 1996 Ford Explorer has 30 seats complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Seats complaints

2%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seats complaints by year

Explorer seats complaints by model year71 complaints1991: 16 complaints1992: 22 complaints1993: 30 complaints1994: 20 complaints1995: 20 complaints1996: 30 complaints1997: 40 complaints1998: 71 complaints1999: 69 complaints2000: 40 complaints2001: 25 complaints2002: 30 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 3 complaints2006: 11 complaints2007: 24 complaints2008: 27 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 20 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 16 complaints2016: 33 complaints2017: 16 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 3 complaints2020: 36 complaints2021: 13 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Explorer seats complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many seats complaints does the 1996 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 1996 Ford Explorer seats — 2% 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.