NHTSA Campaign 19V435000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 19V435000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 19V435000 with NHTSA on June 10, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V435000, NHTSA lists up to 1,194,173 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 17, 2010 and January 25, 2017.
The 19V435000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V435000 were scheduled from June 26, 2019, 16 days after the report.
19V435000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2011–2017.
Owners of the model years 19V435000 covers have filed at least 103 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V435000 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Explorer has the most (103).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V435000 ranks 15 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 19V435000, Ford Motor Company has 23 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 19V435000 was 16V245000, reported on April 26, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Explorer vehicles. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.
- The risk
- A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, and inspect both rear toe link ball joints, replacing the rear wheel knuckle(s), if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 26, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S17.
Reported June 10, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V435000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V435000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 10, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted