Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2025 Ford explorer has 16 NHTSA other complaints and 4 other-related recalls.
16
Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
24V801000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The rearview camera image may fail when the vehicle speed ...
24V852000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, 2020-2024 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2018-2024 F-150, Expedition and...
25V687000
TRAILER HITCHES
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Explorer and 2024-2026 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly bolts may be loos...
26V165000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Lincoln Navigator, 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Lincoln Aviator and Explorer vehicles. Th...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | While using Ford Blue Cruise, the Blue Cruise system failed to maintain lane control and fought the ... |
| Feb 1, 2026 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car was parked on a driveway, decent grade, with 50 miles left to empty (no low fuel light on). Fac... |
| Jan 21, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The vehicle failed the inspection related to Recall 25C42. Since owning the vehicle, I have experien... |
| Dec 6, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | There is a large black box on the interior windshield surrounding the rearview mirror. This box bloc... |
| Nov 17, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | 12 V Battery continues to die and I've had the car less than a year. On [XXX] the battery was dead. ... |
| Nov 8, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Ever since the last recall got resolved the car has failed to go into the gear it’s set to. Such as ... |
| Sep 6, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The expansive and overly complicated electronic display has moving menu buttons. By that I mean when... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Instrument panel and center dash monitor: Multiple times, one and/or both have had a blacked out s... |
| Jun 27, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Just before [XXX] on [XXX], I was driving [XXX] near Bakersfield, CA. I was going approximately 60 m... |
| Jun 12, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear panel of the sunroof exploded on the highway. Only 8200 miles on the vehicle. There were no o... |
| Mar 11, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Since I have purchased this vehicle in November, I have noticed that the odometer will change for th... |
| Mar 2, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Put car in park. sUV rolled back & damaged my garage door. Also damaged my trunk of SUV. |
| Feb 12, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that on the first day after the vehicle wa... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | COMMUNICATION | Software for phone has failed 6 times. In the repair shop at dealer 7 out of 9 weeks owned. Dealer... |
| Oct 3, 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I am concerned that the Forward Collision Warning and Automatic Emergency Braking are not working se... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Hands free connection from cell phone to vehicle speakers and mic won't work properly. I consider th... |