1977 Ford Explorer Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1977 Ford Explorer. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

TIRES
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Firestone wilderness at tire, not included in recall, experienced tread separation and cracking.”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 1999-08-01

“Tires did not fail but an vibration surfaced at 60-65 mph. Tires checked no apparent problems. When the news of the tire failures made the news I changed the tires to a cooper tire. Feel firestone is responsible for reimbursement of tires and that running at manufacturer 26psi is cause of…”

TIRES
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1977 Ford Explorer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.