NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Ford Explorer Recalls
The 2014 Ford Explorer has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 19, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Ford Explorer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 1,684
- Crashes reported
- 32
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Ford Explorer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2014 Ford Explorer
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 24V031000
- Reported
- January 19, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,889,110
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013, 2015–2019 Explorer
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V537000
- Reported
- July 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 631,176
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2017 Explorer
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V675000
- Reported
- March 12, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 454,941
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2017 Explorer
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 20V692000
- Reported
- November 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,587
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 Explorer, 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 19V435000
- Reported
- June 10, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,194,173
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013, 2015–2017 Explorer
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 16V245000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 75,364
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Explorer
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 17E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013, 2015–2017 Explorer
2014 Ford Explorer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,684 owner complaints about the 2014 Ford Explorer, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 32 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 38 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2014 Ford Explorer, the component group named most often is the steering (30%), followed by the structure (16%) and the engine (12%).
1 of the 2014 Ford Explorer's 7 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2014 Ford Explorer owners gave the mileage (1,021 complaints), the median was 66,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering500
- Unknown Or Other337
- Structure276
- Engine198
- Suspension103
- Electrical System100
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 65 | |
| 2015 | 42 | |
| 2016 | 116 | |
| 2017 | 259 | |
| 2018 | 118 | |
| 2019 | 148 | |
| 2020 | 103 | |
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 170 | |
| 2025 | 200 | |
| 2026 | 62 |
Complaints about the 2014 Ford Explorer peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 259. 29% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Explorer drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Ford Explorer year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,684 complaints about the 2014 Ford Explorer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer by model year
Other 2014 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted