NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ford Expedition Recalls
The 2020 Ford Expedition has 18 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ford Expedition. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 18
- Owner complaints
- 425
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Ford Expedition, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
18 recalls on the 2020 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 2018–2019, 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 2018–2019, 2021–2024 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 2018–2019, 2021–2022 Expedition, 1 other model
Engine
- Campaign
- 25V628000
- Reported
- September 19, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,632
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Expedition, 19 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 25V197000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 112,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Expedition, 1 other model
Electrical system: body control module: software
- Campaign
- 25V346000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 556
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2018–2019, 2021–2024 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 2018–2019 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 2018–2019, 2021–2023 Expedition, 5 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 22V250000
- Reported
- April 14, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,996
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Expedition, 6 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V574000
- Reported
- September 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Ford Expedition
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V575000
- Reported
- September 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 620,246
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 20V366000
- Reported
- June 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,620
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 20V262000
- Reported
- May 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V217000
- Reported
- April 16, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Ford Expedition
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 20V197000
- Reported
- April 3, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
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 2019 Expedition, 6 other models
2020 Ford Expedition complaints by year
NHTSA has received 425 owner complaints about the 2020 Ford Expedition, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (1%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Ford Expedition, the component group named most often is the power train (63%), followed by the engine (12%) and the seat belts (9%).
2 of the 2020 Ford Expedition's 18 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2020 Ford Expedition owners gave the mileage (100 complaints), the median was 62,935 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train266
- Unknown Or Other59
- Engine51
- Seat Belts39
- Electrical System35
- Structure22
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 90 | |
| 2026 | 107 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ford Expedition peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 116. 26% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Ford Expedition drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Ford Expedition year in the same window: 4th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2020 one of the Ford Expedition years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 425 complaints about the 2020 Ford Expedition are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Expedition by model year
Other 2020 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted