NHTSA Safety Recalls
2024 Ford Explorer Recalls
The 2024 Ford Explorer has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2024 Ford Explorer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 21
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2024 Ford Explorer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2024 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 2020–2023, 2025 Explorer, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 26V371000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 58
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2024 Ford Explorer
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 2020–2023, 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 2020–2023 Explorer, 3 other models
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V012000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,403
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Explorer, 1 other model
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 25V687000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,412
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2025 Explorer, 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 2020–2023 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 2020–2023, 2025 Explorer, 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 2020–2023, 2025 Explorer, 6 other models
Hybrid propulsion system
- Campaign
- 24V685000
- Reported
- September 13, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2024 Ford Explorer
2024 Ford Explorer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2024 Ford Explorer, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2024 Ford Explorer, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (14%), followed by the suspension (14%) and the visibility/wiper (14%).
None of the 2024 Ford Explorer's 10 recalls concerns the forward collision avoidance.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other4
- Forward Collision Avoidance3
- Suspension3
- Visibility/Wiper3
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2024 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2024 Ford Explorer peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 8.
The 2024 is too new to rank against other Ford Explorer years: its window closes at the end of 2027.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 21 complaints about the 2024 Ford Explorer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Explorer by model year
Other 2024 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted