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Ford introduced the Explorer Sport Trac as a 2001 model year vehicle very, VERY early in February 2000 calendar year. Electrically, this early 2001 Trac had many similarities to the 2000 Ranger and 2000 Explorer.
When 2001 Ranger production started in late summer 2000, several electric circuits and PATS of the 2001 Sport Trac were revamped and it became the electrical first cousin of the 2001 Ranger instead.
So, from the electrical perspective, there were really 2 different 2001 Sport Trac production runs, early and late. The marketing planners got what they wanted and called the early version a 2001 when it was really a 2000 1/2. The parts and service guys (and customers) had to deal with the resulting chaos.
And, oh yeah, they did the same split production thing with the 2001 Explorer 2-dr Sport.
Last edited on Sat Dec 30th, 2017 02:24 pm by V8 Level II
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