Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Ford Explorer has 13 NHTSA visibility complaints and 1 visibility-related recall.
13
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
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VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Aviator, and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The windshield wiper motor m...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Sunroof shade came off track and began drooping, obscuring view out of rearview mirror. Total lack o... |
| Jun 1, 2025 | VISIBILITY | I bought the car May 31th and on June 1st the moon roof shade come out of its track |
| Feb 3, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Retracted the sunroof and the fabric didn’t retract and just hung down. I don’t retract the sunroof ... |
| Jun 23, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the passenger’s side rear window fail... |
| Jun 22, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and idli... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The backup camera and related system on the 2022 Ford Explorer ST has malfunctioned and failed to sh... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The plastic window switch has peeled, creating essentially a very sharp edge that has cut me and cau... |
| Mar 24, 2023 | VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The sun roof/ moon roof shattered while going down the road at 70 MPH. Glass showered down on my wif... |
| Jan 4, 2023 | VISIBILITY | Since "fixing" my vehicle with retrofitted 2nd row HVAC controls, the 2nd row heating is unable to b... |
| Nov 7, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at various speeds in the rai... |
| Nov 7, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at various speeds in the rai... |
| May 1, 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle and attem... |
| Mar 31, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield just cracked on its own no rock hit it. I rolled down side window to order food and w... |