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6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Ford is recalling 2017-2019 Explorers because rear suspension toe links may fracture, potentially causing loss of steering control and increasing crash risk.
Ford is recalling 639,137 vehicles because a missing part in the seat back recliner mechanism may reduce strength and fail to restrain occupants in a crash.
Ford is recalling 2016-2019 Explorers because roof rail covers may detach, creating a road hazard and increasing crash risk.
Ford is recalling certain 2016-2018 Focus, 2019 Explorer and 2024 Explorer vehicles because the engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing a short circuit when plugged in.
Ford is recalling 2011-2019 Explorers because A-pillar trim clips may not engage properly, allowing trim to detach and become a road hazard.
Ford is recalling 2016-2019 Explorers because roof rail covers may detach, creating a road hazard and increasing crash risk.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
2 trims tested for 2019; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
1,005 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.