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1996 Ford Explorer visibility & wipers problems

The 1996 Ford Explorer has 49 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

49

Visibility & Wipers complaints

3%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Explorer visibility & wipers complaints by model year225 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 33 complaints1992: 48 complaints1993: 56 complaints1994: 75 complaints1995: 22 complaints1996: 49 complaints1997: 97 complaints1998: 117 complaints1999: 225 complaints2000: 48 complaints2001: 19 complaints2002: 141 complaints2003: 62 complaints2004: 114 complaints2005: 26 complaints2006: 16 complaints2007: 9 complaints2008: 4 complaints2009: 3 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 62 complaints2014: 53 complaints2015: 43 complaints2016: 67 complaints2017: 73 complaints2018: 26 complaints2019: 7 complaints2020: 62 complaints2021: 36 complaints2022: 23 complaints2023: 9 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 12 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Explorer visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1996 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 49 complaints about the 1996 Ford Explorer visibility & wipers — 3% 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.