NHTSA Campaign 20V675000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 20V675000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 20V675000 with NHTSA on March 12, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V675000, NHTSA lists up to 454,941 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V675000 were scheduled from November 27, 2020.
20V675000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013–2017.
Owners of the model years 20V675000 covers have filed at least 103 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V675000 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Explorer has the most (103).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V675000 ranks 50 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 20V675000, Ford Motor Company has 23 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 20V675000 was 21V154000, reported on March 10, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Explorer vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin that were previously repaired under a prior recall numbers 16V-245 or 19V-435. The outboard section of a rear suspension toe link may fracture.
- The risk
- A rear toe link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the cross-axis ball joint (CABJ) knuckle attached to the rear suspension toe link and replace it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 27, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S62.
Reported March 12, 2021
Vehicles covered by 20V675000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V675000, 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: March 12, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted