NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Ford Explorer Recalls
The 2023 Ford Explorer has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Ford Explorer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 111
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Ford Explorer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2023 Ford Explorer
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 26V451000
- Reported
- July 14, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 387,911
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022, 2024–2025 Explorer, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 26V159000
- Reported
- March 17, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022, 2024–2025 Explorer, 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 26V123000
- Reported
- March 3, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 889,950
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022, 2024 Explorer, 3 other models
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 25V685000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018, 2020–2022 Explorer, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 25V455000
- Reported
- July 7, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 850,318
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Explorer, 9 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 2020–2022, 2024 Explorer, 19 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 25V393000
- Reported
- June 13, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 304,662
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022, 2024–2025 Explorer, 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V159000
- Reported
- March 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,399
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022 Explorer, 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 2020–2022, 2024–2025 Explorer, 6 other models
Suspension: front: macpherson strut
- Campaign
- 24V091000
- Reported
- February 8, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 121
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Ford Explorer
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 23V686000
- Reported
- October 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,866
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Ford Explorer
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 23V597000
- Reported
- August 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Ford Explorer
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V342000
- Reported
- May 12, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,973
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022 Explorer, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 23V070000
- Reported
- February 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Explorer, 3 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V022000
- Reported
- January 23, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 382,759
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022 Explorer, 2 other models
2023 Ford Explorer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 111 owner complaints about the 2023 Ford Explorer, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2023 Ford Explorer, the component group named most often is the electrical system (13%), followed by the suspension (13%) and the power train (11%).
1 of the 2023 Ford Explorer's 15 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2023 Ford Explorer owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 17,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other25
- Electrical System14
- Suspension14
- Power Train12
- Steering12
- Engine10
Complaints received, by year
| 2023 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 30 | |
| 2026 | 34 |
Complaints about the 2023 Ford Explorer peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 34.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Ford Explorer years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 111 complaints about the 2023 Ford Explorer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer by model year
Other 2023 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted