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Chevrolet Explorer

Every Chevrolet Explorer model year on file, 1995 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years405 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years71995 to 2002

Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins132Summed across model years

By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 23% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Speed control leads the Chevrolet Explorer complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Speed control

Powertrain

Engine and cooling

Lighting

Tires

Brakes

Visibility and wipers

Steering

Airbags

Structure

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Explorer model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Explorer by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Bulletins
2002	Not decoded	7	14.3	700	62
2000	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	49
1999	Not decoded	5	0.0	500	9
1998	SUV	5	0.0	36	4
1997	SUV	9	11.1	62	4
1996	Van	7	14.3	100	2
1995	SUV	5	40.0	20	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Explorer

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.