26V451000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
A seat that moves unexpectedly may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
2020 FORD EXPLORER
33 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 1,662 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns33
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints1,662
Complaints citing a crash54
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 33
26V402000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Park system damage may result in a vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
26V159000
SEAT BELTS
A loose seat belt buckle may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
26V123000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
An incorrectly displayed rearview image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
26V117000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Windshield wipers that fail to operate properly can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V685000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 449POWER TRAIN
- 200UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 178ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 112ENGINE
- 79SERVICE BRAKES
- 55VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 51EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 40FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 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.