24V031000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A detached trim piece can fall off the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 FORD EXPLORER
11 safety recall campaigns, 6 defect investigations, 2,783 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations6
Owner complaints2,783
Complaints citing a crash61
Complaints citing a fire16
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 11
21V746000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A rear toe link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V537000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A rear toe-link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
20V675000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A rear toe link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
19V435000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.
15V812000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
What owners report most
- 806STEERING
- 341UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 224ENGINE
- 224STRUCTURE:BODY
- 198STRUCTURE
- 155ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 120FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 118POWER TRAIN
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 FORD EXPLORERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.