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Ford affected vehicles may have improperly welded rear suspension toe links that may fracture.

NHTSA campaign 16V-245 · Reported April 26, 2016 · 75,364 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Explorer
VEHICLES AFFECTED
75,364
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the suspension rear. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles may have improperly welded rear suspension toe links that may fracture.

WHY IT MATTERS

A fracture of the rear suspension toe link may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-245.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014–2015Ford Explorer

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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