NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Ford Explorer Recalls
The 2019 Ford Explorer has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Ford Explorer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 299
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Ford Explorer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2019 Ford Explorer
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 26V448000
- Reported
- July 14, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 288,314
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018 Explorer
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 26V101000
- Reported
- February 20, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 412,774
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Explorer
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V012000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,403
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2024 Explorer, 1 other model
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 2011–2018 Explorer
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 21V316000
- Reported
- May 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 616,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018 Explorer
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 19V633000
- Reported
- August 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 639,137
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2018, 2020 Explorer, 6 other models
2019 Ford Explorer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 299 owner complaints about the 2019 Ford Explorer, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Ford Explorer, the component group named most often is the structure (50%), followed by the power train (12%) and the electrical system (7%).
3 of the 2019 Ford Explorer's 6 recalls also concern the structure.
Where 2019 Ford Explorer owners gave the mileage (117 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure150
- Unknown Or Other47
- Power Train35
- Electrical System20
- Engine19
- Fuel/Propulsion System14
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 91 | |
| 2026 | 48 |
Complaints about the 2019 Ford Explorer peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 91. 20% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Ford Explorer drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Ford Explorer year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 299 complaints about the 2019 Ford Explorer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer by model year
Other 2019 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted