NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford Expedition Recalls
The 2018 Ford Expedition has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford Expedition. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 382
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Ford Expedition, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2018 Ford Expedition
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 26V402000
- Reported
- June 24, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 741,195
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Expedition, 3 other models
Structure: interior panels: center console
- Campaign
- 26V368000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 548,463
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2024 Expedition
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 26V344000
- Reported
- May 27, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 419,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2022 Expedition, 1 other model
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 25V197000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 112,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Expedition, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 25V236000
- Reported
- April 11, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Expedition, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 24V852000
- Reported
- November 8, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,678
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2024 Expedition, 6 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 24V099000
- Reported
- February 9, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,574
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Expedition, 1 other model
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 23V420000
- Reported
- June 9, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,133
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2023 Expedition, 5 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 18V805000
- Reported
- November 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,946
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V392000
- Reported
- June 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 18V213000
- Reported
- April 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 18V214000
- Reported
- April 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,909
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 18V058000
- Reported
- January 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 361
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 17V775000
- Reported
- December 1, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 462
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ford Expedition
2018 Ford Expedition complaints by year
NHTSA has received 382 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford Expedition, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford Expedition, the component group named most often is the power train (39%), followed by the engine (26%) and the electrical system (9%).
3 of the 2018 Ford Expedition's 14 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2018 Ford Expedition owners gave the mileage (130 complaints), the median was 54,736 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train148
- Engine100
- Electrical System34
- Unknown Or Other32
- Suspension26
- Engine And Engine Cooling25
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 89 | |
| 2026 | 52 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford Expedition peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 89. 20% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Ford Expedition drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Ford Expedition year in the same window: 10th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 382 complaints about the 2018 Ford Expedition are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Expedition by model year
Other 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted