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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Ford Explorer Police Intercept Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Ford Explorer Police Intercept, across 2 model years from 2020 to 2021. The 2020 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).

Model years
2

2020–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2020

2 recalls

Owner complaints
42

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Explorer Police Intercept across 7 model years; the most, 21, concern the 2016.

Across all Ford Explorer Police Intercept model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 11 complaints), then the engine (8).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Explorer Police Intercept in 2017: 16, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford Explorer Police Intercept is power train: axle assembly, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Ford Explorer Police Intercept recall, 22V255000, was reported on April 14, 2022 and concerns the power train: axle assembly.

Ford Explorer Police Intercept years to avoid

Too few Ford Explorer Police Intercept model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ford Explorer Police Intercept, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2022010not ranked
2021110not ranked
2020210not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Explorer Police Intercept years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford Explorer Police Intercept

  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1

Ford Explorer Police Intercept model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford Explorer Police Intercept recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford Explorer Police Intercept, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V255000April 14, 2022power train: axle assembly2020–2021crash252,936
21V014000January 15, 2021visibility: windshield wiper/washer2020crash283

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Explorer Police Intercept. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: August 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted