NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Ford Expedition Recalls
The 2009 Ford Expedition has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Ford Expedition. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 28
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Ford Expedition, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2009 Ford Expedition
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V232000
- Reported
- June 24, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,357
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2009 Ford Expedition complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Expedition, the newest on November 6, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 2 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Ford Expedition, the component group named most often is the structure (25%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the power train (14%).
The 2009 Ford Expedition's only recall does not concern the structure.
Where 2009 Ford Expedition owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure7
- Electrical System5
- Power Train4
- Visibility4
- Seats3
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Ford Expedition peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 4. 32% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 28 complaints about the 2009 Ford Expedition are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Expedition by model year
Other 2009 Ford models
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted