# NHTSA recall 19V435000

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: 19V435000
- Manufacturer's number: 19S17
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2019\-06\-10
- Owners notified: 2019\-06\-26
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 1194173

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

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.


## 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 2020 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1194173
- Reported remedied: 764444 \(64%\)
- Reported unreachable: 25325
- Reported removed: 733

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 3, 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

- [2011 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-17 to 2017\-01\-25.
- [2012 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-17 to 2017\-01\-25.
- [2013 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-17 to 2017\-01\-25.
- [2014 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2014/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-17 to 2017\-01\-25.
- [2015 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2015/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-17 to 2017\-01\-25.
- [2016 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2016/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-17 to 2017\-01\-25.
- [2017 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2017/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-17 to 2017\-01\-25.

## 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
- [21R02](/bulletins/10226952.md), 2022-12-02, 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

## 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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