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2001 Polaris Explorer
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Limited comparison data
There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Explorer years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reportsMILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE I TODAY REPORTED REPEATED SPEEDOMETER ODOMETER FAILURE ON SAME BIKE SO ODOMETER READS 0 RIGHT NOW. THIS FUEL PUMPHAS NOT FAILED BUT I GOT A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE A FEW DAYS AGO AND A NOTECARD SAYING IF I FELT IT WASN'T REPAIRED PROMPTLY I COULD REGISTER A COMPLAINT. WELL THE BIKE IS GROUNDED DUE TO …
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MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE I TODAY REPORTED REPEATED SPEEDOMETER ODOMETER FAILURE ON SAME BIKE SO ODOMETER READS 0 RIGHT NOW. THIS FUEL PUMPHAS NOT FAILED BUT I GOT A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE A FEW DAYS AGO AND A NOTECARD SAYING IF I FELT IT WASN'T REPAIRED PROMPTLY I COULD REGISTER A COMPLAINT. WELL THE BIKE IS GROUNDED DUE TO THE HAZZARD OF A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP(POTENTIAL) AND THE DEALER SAYS THE NEW REDESIGNED PUMPS ARE ON BACK ORDER SO HAVE ALREADY BEEN GROUNDED A FEW DAYS AND THEY HAVE NO WORD ON WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. WHICH CERTAINLY DOES NOT MEET MY DEFINITION OF REASONABLE TIME FRAME. DT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.