# NHTSA recall 26V205000

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: 26V205000
- Manufacturer's number: 26S23
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2026\-03\-31
- Owners notified: 2026\-04\-10
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
- Units potentially affected: 278
- Part numbers: PB5E\-6006\-AA, PR3E\-6006\-BA

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2026 Explorer and Mustang vehicles. The engine piston circlips may have been incorrectly installed during manufacturing, which can result in piston failure and engine damage, leading to a loss of drive power.


## What can happen

An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the engine for missing or mis\-installed circlips and replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S23. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 278
- Reported remedied: 213 \(76%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2026 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2026/recalls.md). Built 2026\-02\-17 to 2026\-02\-26.
- [2026 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/2026/recalls.md). Built 2026\-02\-20 to 2026\-02\-26.

## 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
- [TSB 26\-2269](/bulletins/11034968.md), 2026-07-13, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54795](/bulletins/11032565.md), 2026-05-08, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54774](/bulletins/11031637.md), 2026-04-28, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54756](/bulletins/11031411.md), 2026-04-21, 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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