DURANGO vs EXPLORER

Let's see...
Ford Explorer: has been around since 1991-2012, so it's going into it 21st year of uninterrupted production, and sales figures are still pretty good.
0 Recall years. : 0 recalls in 1991-1995, 0 recalls in 97-99, 0 recalls in 2001, o recalls in 2008-2010.
0 recalls 12 out of 20 years.
Recalled years: 1996, 2000, 2002-2007, 2011.

Dodge Durango: 1998-2012 Going into 14 years of production, interrupted after 2009 production year. Returned to production in 2011.
0 recall years: 2003 (only).
0 recalls 1 year out of 13.
Recalled years: 1998-2002, 2004-2009, 2011, (there was no 2010 model).

The Explorer seems to have an edge the Durango, both in reliability and longevity.