2024 Ford Explorer: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 19 complaints about the 2024 Ford Explorer and NHTSA has issued 10 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is forward collision avoidance, named in 3 of them.

19
Complaints
10
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
178.9
Severity index

Severity index 178.9 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 178.9p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2024 Ford Explorer sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (15.8%)3 16%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 3 complaints (15.8%)3 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (15.8%)3 16%SuspensionSuspension: 3 complaints (15.8%)3 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (10.5%)2 11%SeatsSeats: 2 complaints (10.5%)2 11%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (10.5%)2 11%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 1 complaints (5.3%)1 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE315.8%
VISIBILITY/WIPER315.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER315.8%
SUSPENSION315.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM210.5%
SEATS210.5%
STEERING210.5%
SEAT BELTS15.3%

Complaints filed per year

0472024: 72025: 62026: 6 (partial year)2472526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20247
20256
2026 (year to date)6

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V68500013/09/2024HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.3L Hybrid engines. The 12-Volt battery cable may chafe against the Belt-integrated Starter Generat (BiSG) and short circuit.
24V85200008/11/2024EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, 2020-2024 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2018-2024 F-150, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply
25V39300013/06/2025SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLYFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Aviator, and Explorer vehicles. The switch for the easy-entry second-row outer seats may bind or stick, resulting in the seats unlatching, folding, or sliding unexpectedly while driving.
25V44200027/06/2025BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWAREFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2
25V68700010/10/2025TRAILER HITCHESFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Explorer and 2024-2026 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly bolts may be loose.
26V01200015/01/2026EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATERFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Focus, 2019 Explorer, and 2024 Explorer vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
26V12300003/03/2026BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWAREFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2020-2024 Lincoln Aviator, and Explorer vehicles. The image on the center display may flip or invert, resulting in an incorrectly displayed rearview image when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As s
26V15900017/03/2026SEAT BELTSFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The seat belt anchor bolts at the second-row outer seating positions may be improperly secured.
26V37100009/06/2026POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L engine and 10R60 automatic transmission. An unintentional powertrain control module (PCM) reset may occur while the vehicle is in motion and result in park system damage.
26V45100014/07/2026SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLYFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2027 Aviator and 2020-2026 Explorer vehicles. The switch for the easy-entry second-row outer seats may bind or stick, resulting in the seats unlatching, tipping, or sliding unexpectedly.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.