# NHTSA recall 21V316000

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: 21V316000
- Manufacturer's number: 21S22
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-05\-05
- Owners notified: 2021\-10\-01
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
- Units potentially affected: 616967
- Part numbers: FB5Z\-78551A46\-BA, FB5Z\-78551A47\-BA, FB5Z\-78551A46\-AA, FB5Z\-78551A47\-AA, FB5Z\-78551A46\-EA, FB5Z\-78551A47\-EA, FB5Z\-7851050\-A

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2016\-2019 Explorer vehicles.  The retention pins could loosen and allow the roof rail covers to detach from the vehicle.


## What can happen

A detached roof rail cover can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will install push\-pins and replace any damaged rail clips and roof rail covers, as necessary, free of charge.  The interim owner notification letter was mailed on June 22, 2021.  Owner notification letters \(remedy available\) were mailed on October 1, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S22.


## 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 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 616967
- Reported remedied: 437908 \(70%\)
- Reported unreachable: 8957
- Reported removed: 54

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2016 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2019/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 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51536](/bulletins/10235153.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [20N11\-S1](/bulletins/10187726.md), 2021-03-03, Service bulletin
- [20N11](/bulletins/10184654.md), 2021-01-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2233](/bulletins/10177863.md), 2020-08-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2171](/bulletins/10175895.md), 2020-06-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2154](/bulletins/10175890.md), 2020-06-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 19\-2150](/bulletins/10163552.md), 2019-08-06, 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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