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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMZU62E32U••••••2002 Ford EXPLORER
This build draws 3.6× more complaints than the average 2002 Ford EXPLORER build (14 vs 4).
14on this build
2444on the model
630builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 8Tires 2Air Bags 2Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJan 2019
The contact owns a 2002 ford explorer. While driving 24 mph, a vehicle on the opposite side of the road crashed into the driver's door of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained lower and upper back injuries, which required medical attention.…
Electrical SystemMay 2016
I just bought my vehicle on 5/17/20 at a lot called grant motors 2744 fowler st fort myers fl, 33901 during the daytime, they keep pushing , and pushing me to buy it took my id to copy we left without my id, had another vehicle I wanted to buy but had to go back to grant to get…
Power TrainAug 2013
The contact owns a 2002 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving 40-45 mph, the transmission failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure…
TiresAug 2009
New tire blows off after driving for about 5,000 to 7,000 miles
VisibilityJun 2008
The contact owns a 2002 ford explorer. While the vehicle was parked and the rear tailgate hatch window was a quarter of the way down, the contact's son retrieved items from the trunk and the middle piece of the rear end was literally hanging off. The window glass shattered…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMZU62E32UB07008 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.