NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Expedition Recalls
The 2021 Ford Expedition has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Expedition. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 239
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Ford Expedition, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2021 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 2018–2020 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 2018–2020, 2022–2024 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 2018–2020, 2022 Expedition, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 26V204000
- Reported
- March 31, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 422,613
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Expedition, 5 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 25V729000
- Reported
- October 24, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 174,853
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Expedition, 3 other models
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Expedition, 19 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V048000
- Reported
- January 31, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,580
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 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 2018–2020, 2022–2024 Expedition, 6 other models
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 2018–2020, 2022–2023 Expedition, 5 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 22V346000
- Reported
- May 17, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66,221
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 22V250000
- Reported
- April 14, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,996
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Expedition, 6 other models
Air bags: sensor: side impact
- Campaign
- 21V805000
- Reported
- October 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 777
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 214, side impact protection
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2021 Ford Expedition complaints by year
NHTSA has received 239 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Expedition, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Expedition, the component group named most often is the power train (47%), followed by the engine (23%) and the electrical system (10%).
1 of the 2021 Ford Expedition's 12 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2021 Ford Expedition owners gave the mileage (41 complaints), the median was 43,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train113
- Engine56
- Unknown Or Other30
- Electrical System23
- Visibility13
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 54 | |
| 2026 | 60 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Expedition peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 60. 52% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Ford Expedition drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Ford Expedition year in the same window: 5th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 239 complaints about the 2021 Ford Expedition are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Expedition by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted