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FORD EXPLORER

2015 FORD EXPLORER

8 safety recall campaigns, 5 defect investigations, 2,200 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations5
Owner complaints2,200
Complaints citing a crash53
Complaints citing a fire1

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 8

25V6950002025-10-13

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A rearview camera that fails to properly display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V0310002024-01-19

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.

21V5370002021-07-15

SUSPENSION:REAR

A rear toe-link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V6750002021-03-12

SUSPENSION:REAR

A rear toe link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V6920002020-11-10

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

The failed bracket could result in a loss of park function which can cause unintended vehicle movement, and loss of motive power while driving which increases the risk of a crash.

19V4350002019-06-10

SUSPENSION:REAR

A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 394UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 333STEERING
  • 254STRUCTURE
  • 226ENGINE
  • 130STRUCTURE:BODY
  • 97BACK OVER PREVENTION
  • 87ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 86FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2015 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.

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