# NHTSA recall 16V245000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V245000
- Manufacturer's number: 16S18
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2016\-04\-26
- Owners notified: 2016\-11\-18
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 75364

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2014\-2015 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured January 17, 2014 to May 31, 2014.  The affected vehicles may have improperly welded rear suspension toe links that may fracture.


## What can happen

A fracture of the rear suspension toe link may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge.  The recall began on November 18, 2016.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S18.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 75364
- Reported remedied: 59949 \(79%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1563
- Reported removed: 25

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-01\-17 to 2014\-05\-31.
- [2015 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-01\-17 to 2014\-05\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [22N01 S1](/bulletins/10232579.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [21R01](/bulletins/10226951.md), 2022-12-02, Service bulletin
- [22N01](/bulletins/10208271.md), 2022-02-24, Service bulletin
- [21B14](/bulletins/10189760.md), 2021-04-03, Service bulletin
- [21B14\-S1](/bulletins/10189755.md), 2021-04-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 48876](/bulletins/10176938.md), 2020-07-07, Service bulletin
- [DOR\-J9K8E\-10](/bulletins/10166446.md), 2019-10-21, Service bulletin
- [17G01\-S2](/bulletins/10144953.md), 2018-09-24, Service bulletin
- [17G01\-S1](/bulletins/10140336.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [17G01\-S1](/bulletins/10138537.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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