2008 Ford Explorer: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2008 Ford Explorer. The campaign is 07V453000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Sep 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Cooling Unit and Lines. NHTSA has 133 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 07V453000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and have the transmission cooler line attachment bolt tightened free of charge. The recall began on august 30, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 1,497 units in total.
07V453000Received . 1,497 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Cooling Unit and Lines
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with the 4.6l engine and 6r transmission, the bolt securing the transmission oil cooler line fittings at the transmission may not have been sufficiently torqued during vehicle assembly. As a result, the bolt may loosen and the transmission oil cooler lines may disengage from the transmission, causing a transmission fluid leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If leaking transmission fluid contacts the catalytic converter, it may pose a risk of fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and have the transmission cooler line attachment bolt tightened free of charge. The recall began on august 30, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 07S56.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
133 complaints, 193 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2008 Ford Explorer
- All 2008 vehicles
| Component | 2008 Explorer | All 2008 vehicles | Explorer, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 181.3 | 142.9 | 48.9 | 35 |
| Power Train | 165.8 | 75.7 | 146.1 | 32 |
| Seats | 139.9 | 9 | 18.6 | 27 |
| Engine | 82.9 | 62.5 | 35.3 | 16 |
| Steering | 62.2 | 83.4 | 60.8 | 12 |
| Exterior Lighting | 57 | 40.3 | 10.9 | 11 |
| Unknown or Other | 46.6 | 34.8 | 54.7 | 9 |
| Wheels | 41.5 | 11 | 14.5 | 8 |
| Service Brakes | 25.9 | 41.5 | 6.1 | 5 |
| Air Bags | 20.7 | 160.2 | 26.1 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Oct 2018
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE08060 | Preliminary evaluation | TIRE VALVE CRACKING | Tires / Valve | 14 Oct 2008 | 9 Apr 2009 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19770
- 19840
- 19850
- 19860
- 19870
- 19880
- 19890
- 19900
- 19918
- 19924
- 19936
- 19944
- 19955
- 19966
- 19977
- 19989
- 19999
- 20009
- 20016
- 20024
- 20032
- 20040
- 20050
- 20061
- 20071
- 20081
- 20090
- 20101
- 20116
- 20125
- 201311
- 20146
- 20158
- 201614
- 201713
- 20187
- 20196
- 202033
- 202126
- 202224
- 202315
- 202410
- 202520
- 202614
- 20271
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2008 Ford ExplorerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2008 Ford Explorer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/explorer/2008/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Ford Explorer?
- 1,497 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Explorer have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 142 recall campaigns for the Ford Explorer, model years 1977 to 2027. 1 of them names the 2008 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Ford Explorer name most often?
- Electrical System: 35 of 193 component mentions, or 181.3 per 1,000. For all 2008 vehicles the figure is 142.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Ford Explorer open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.