# Transport Canada recall 2026080

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2026080
- Manufacturer's number: 26S08
- Reported: 2026\-02\-20
- Component: Suspension
- Notification type: Safety TC
- Units potentially affected: 20416

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain vehicles, the outer ball joint for the rear suspension toe link\(s\) may seize. If this happens, the toe link\(s\) could break while driving. This could cause a sudden loss of vehicle stability.

Safety Risk:

A loss of vehicle stability could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Actions:

Ford will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the rear suspension toe links.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [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)
- 2017 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY \(EXPLORER\)
- 2018 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY \(EXPLORER\)
- 2019 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY \(EXPLORER\)

## 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
- [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

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2026080](/v1/recalls/tc/2026080)

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