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1997 Ford Explorer body & structure problems

The 1997 Ford Explorer has 54 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

54

Body & Structure complaints

3%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Explorer body & structure complaints by model year639 complaints1984: 1 complaints1991: 35 complaints1992: 68 complaints1993: 93 complaints1994: 161 complaints1995: 41 complaints1996: 70 complaints1997: 54 complaints1998: 50 complaints1999: 55 complaints2000: 30 complaints2001: 33 complaints2002: 490 complaints2003: 366 complaints2004: 439 complaints2005: 154 complaints2006: 11 complaints2007: 11 complaints2008: 2 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 111 complaints2012: 142 complaints2013: 436 complaints2014: 275 complaints2015: 401 complaints2016: 574 complaints2017: 639 complaints2018: 284 complaints2019: 143 complaints2020: 42 complaints2021: 24 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 9 complaints2025: 6 complaints
Explorer body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 1997 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 1997 Ford Explorer body & structure — 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.