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Ford EXP

Every Ford EXP model year on file, 1981 to 1994. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years137 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101981 to 1994
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins53Summed across model years
By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 46% of the model's total

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

024619811982198319841985198619871988198919946
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Ford EXP complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
4
Electrical system
4
Speed control
2
Brakes
1
Tires
1
Powertrain
1
Latches and locks
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford EXP 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.

Ford EXP by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1994SUV683.332000
1989Not decoded250.0200000
1988Coupe333.360119
1987Not decoded20.0200019
1986Not decoded0NoneNone0311
1985Not decoded0NoneNone048
1984Not decoded0NoneNone237
1983Not decoded0NoneNone114
1982Not decoded0NoneNone414
1981Not decoded0NoneNone011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford EXP

  • 96V-071 Apr 25, 1996
    Ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit
    Electrical system · 7.9M vehicles
  • 89V-095 Jun 12, 1989
    External cracks above the number 3 cylinder (1984 models) or rocker arm cover gaskets splitting (1985 models) could allow oil to leak onto the…
    Engine and cooling · 481k vehicles
  • 83V-134 Dec 20, 1983
    Bolts that attach the d-shaped ring for the shoulder belt are inadequately supported by the material in which they are mounted
    Seat belts · 530k vehicles
  • 83V-063 Jun 22, 1983
    Door lock pillars could develop fatigue cracks from normal usage of door, at the point where door latch striker reinforcements are attached
    Latches and locks · 610k vehicles
  • 82V-045 May 11, 1982
    On the involved vehicles, a thermal limiter in the blower motor resistor circuit of the air conditioner/heater assembly may not function as intended
    Equipment · 113k vehicles
  • 81V-084 Jul 7, 1981
    Some vehicles equipped with power brake boosters have front and rear shells that may have been improperly joined
    Brakes · 4,338 vehicles
  • 81V-047 Apr 7, 1981
    Certain vehicles may not meet applicable minimum fuel spillage requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity"
    Fuel system · 5,200 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.