Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Registered from 2001 to 2010.
About this model
The Ford Explorer Sport Trac is a mid-size pickup truck that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company for the North American market. The first mid-sized pickup truck produced by Ford, the Sport Trac was marketed from the 2001 to the 2010 model years. Sized between the Ranger and the F-150, the Sport Trac largely competed against crew-cab variants of the midsize Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon, Dodge Dakota, Nissan Frontier, and Toyota Tacoma.
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Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2009 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2008 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2007 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2005 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2004 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2003 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2002 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2001 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
Audit query, opened November 2010, closed December 2015.
Vehicle rollaway allegations
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2009, closed August 2009.
Tire valve cracking
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2008, closed April 2009.
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Defect petition, opened September 2005, closed January 2006.
Front seat back recliner attachment
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 2003, closed September 2003.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Ford filed 17 bulletins about the 2010 Explorer Sport Trac.
- Power train: 4
- Equipment: 3
- Electrical system: 2
- Engine and engine cooling: 2
- Service brakes: 2
- Visibility: 2
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 1
- Steering: 1
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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.