Recall · 22V255000
Ford Motor recalled 4 models over power train
252,936
Vehicles covered
4
Models
10
Model years
April 14, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Explorer Police FHEV, Explorer Police 3.3L, and 2020-2022 Explorer 2.3L RWD, 3.0L PHEV, 3.3L FHEV, and 3.0L ST GAS vehicles. The rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect.
- What it can cause
- A disconnected driveshaft can result in vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is placed in 'Park' without the parking brake applied, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the bushing and axle cover, or update the electronic parking brake software. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2022, and March 10, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S27.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| FordExplorer Hybrid | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
| FordExplorer Intercept Hybrid | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| FordExplorer PHEV | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
| FordExplorer Police Intercept | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 252,936 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 96% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the power train 83 times before this, most recently in March 2022 as 22V188000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 10 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. 2 of those name the power train, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 21V014000 (visibility).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on April 14, 2022 as campaign 22V255000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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