# NHTSA recall 20V730000

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: 20V730000
- Manufacturer's number: 20S68
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2020\-11\-24
- Owners notified: 2020\-12\-08
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- Units potentially affected: 17
- Part numbers: L1M3\-9P860\-JN

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer vehicles equipped with 2.3L engines and 19 gallon fuel tanks.  The fuel tank inlet check valve may not be fully welded to the fuel tank shell.


## What can happen

An incomplete weld securing the inlet check valve to the fuel tank shell could result in a substantial fuel leak during a crash, increasing the risk of fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank shell, free of charge.  The recall began December 8, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S68.


## 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 8, for 2022 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 17
- Reported remedied: 17 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 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

- [2020 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2020/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SSM55059](/bulletins/11035556.md), 2026-08-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54857](/bulletins/11032924.md), 2026-05-26, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54646](/bulletins/11032252.md), 2026-05-05, Service bulletin
- [23B64](/bulletins/11031780.md), 2026-04-30, Other
- [SSM 54614](/bulletins/11029539.md), 2026-03-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54425](/bulletins/11026518.md), 2025-12-10, Service bulletin
- [SSM 53982](/bulletins/11020053.md), 2025-07-02, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51824](/bulletins/10240578.md), 2023-08-11, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2433](/bulletins/10228761.md), 2023-01-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2176](/bulletins/10214753.md), 2022-06-27, 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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