# NHTSA recall 20V788000

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: 20V788000
- Manufacturer's number: 20S72
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2020\-12\-17
- Owners notified: 2021\-02\-03
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 1405
- Part numbers: L1MP\-4382\-AB

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020\-2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles.  The right hand motor mount fasteners may have been incorrectly tightened, and may loosen over time.


## What can happen

With a loose motor mount, motor vibration may cause the axle to disconnect from the engine and could result in loss of power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the right hand motor mount fasteners, free of charge.  The recall began February 3, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S72.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1405
- Reported remedied: 1293 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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)
- [2021 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2021/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.

- [SSM 55228](/bulletins/11038440.md), 2026-10-12, Service bulletin
- [SSM 55217](/bulletins/11038165.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [25B51](/bulletins/11033577.md), 2026-06-05, Other
- [SSM 54795](/bulletins/11032565.md), 2026-05-08, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54756](/bulletins/11031411.md), 2026-04-21, Service bulletin
- [24N12 S2](/bulletins/11030911.md), 2026-04-07, Other
- [SSM 54275](/bulletins/11024271.md), 2025-10-14, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54262](/bulletins/11024017.md), 2025-10-07, Service bulletin
- [24N12 \-S1](/bulletins/11022354.md), 2025-09-02, Other
- [24N10 S1](/bulletins/11021197.md), 2025-08-01, Other

## 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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