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1997 Ford Explorer latches & locks problems

The 1997 Ford Explorer has 33 latches & locks complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

33

Latches & Locks complaints

2%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Latches & Locks complaints by year

Explorer latches & locks complaints by model year69 complaints1991: 12 complaints1992: 4 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 23 complaints1995: 11 complaints1996: 35 complaints1997: 33 complaints1998: 69 complaints1999: 33 complaints2000: 30 complaints2001: 2 complaints2002: 50 complaints2003: 17 complaints2004: 23 complaints2005: 10 complaints2007: 1 complaints2011: 1 complaints2013: 16 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 5 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 2 complaints2020: 7 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Explorer latches & locks complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many latches & locks complaints does the 1997 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 1997 Ford Explorer latches & locks — 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.