Recall Information

Description

Affected vehicles display incorrect vehicle capacity weight values on the tire and loading information tread label.

Safety Risk

Incorrect information on the tread label may result in the vehicle being overloaded. A vehicle which is loaded beyond its load carrying capacity may have an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy

Included with this letter is the tread label for your vehicle along with installation instructions should you wish to install the label yourself. If you prefer to have your dealer install the tread label, call your dealer and ask for a service date for compliance recall 23C18 to install the tread label. Please remember to bring your tread label with you to your service appointment.

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Description

On your vehicle, it may be possible that an engine valve may crack and lead to an engine failure.

Safety Risk

An engine failure can lead to a loss of motive power which can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Parts are now available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to inspect the vehicle with an engine valve inspection test free of charge.

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Description

On your vehicle, the engine block heater may develop a coolant leak which could cause a short circuit while the engine block heater system is plugged in.

Safety Risk

A short circuit in the engine block heater increases the risk of an underhood fire. To reduce the risk of an underhood fire, refrain from plugging in your engine block heater system until remedy parts are available and repair is completed.

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Description

If you turn your vehicles display onoff button to off prior to placing the vehicle in reverse, the rearview camera image will not appear on the display.

Safety Risk

A rear-view camera that does not display an image reduces the drivers rear view, increasing the risk of a crash and injury.

Remedy

Software is now available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to update the integrated computer screen software free of charge parts and labor.

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Description

The air bag warning label was not installed on your vehicle.

Safety Risk

A missing airbag warning label can lead to a lack of customer awareness of the airbag system and its deployment in the event of a crash and can potentially hinder your understanding of the airbag system functionality, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Please review the air bag warning label provided with this letter. No other action is required.

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Description

On your vehicle, it is possible that one or more seat restraint fasteners have been improperly secured.

Safety Risk

Seat restraint fasteners that are improperly secured may not effectively restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Parts are now available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to inspect for properly secured seat restraint fasteners. If improperly secured fasteners are found, dealers will replace affected seat components free of charge.

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Description

On your vehicle, it is possible that the easy entry seat fold switch on the second-row outboard seats may bind or stick if its surrounding trim bezel was installed incorrectly. If the button is stuck in the down position, the seat may unlatch, fold and or slide unexpectedly, potentially while driving. Below is a section from an owners manual describing the feature.

Safety Risk

A seat that unexpectedly folds or slides while driving could increase the risk of injury, particularly in a crash.

Remedy

Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to inspect the second-row seat easy entry bezel for correct installation. Dealers will replace the bezel and or housing if it is damaged or missing free of charge. Following inspection replacement, dealers will ensure proper operation of the switch free of charge.

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Description

On your vehicle, it is possible to have a loss of fuel pressure and flow from the fuel tank due to fuel pump failure. This can cause a lack of fuel delivery to the engine and result in an engine stall while driving.

Safety Risk

An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.

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Description

On your vehicle, the engine block heater may develop a coolant leak which could cause a short circuit while the engine block heater system is plugged in.

Safety Risk

A short circuit in the engine block heater increases the risk of an underhood fire. To reduce the risk of an underhood fire, refrain from plugging in your engine block heater system until remedy parts are available and repair is completed.

Remedy

Ford has authorized your dealer to perform one of the two following remedies parts are not available. Ford Motor Company is working to provide parts for this repair. When the remedy becomes available, Ford Motor Company will notify you via mail to schedule a service appointment with your dealer for repairs to be completed free of charge. The remedy is anticipated to be available by the second quarter of 2026. An alternative remedy is also available for owners who would like to disable the vehicles block heater. For those customers that choose this option, Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to remove the block heater element and power cable and install a threaded plug free of charge.

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Description

On your vehicle, the engine could fail prematurely. In the event of an engine failure, significant quantities of engine oil andor fuel vapor may be released into the under-hood environment and may migrate to andor accumulate near ignition sources resulting in potential under-hood fire, localized melting of components, or smoke.

Safety Risk

Engine oil andor fuel vapor that accumulates near a combustible source may ignite, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Software is now available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to update the powertrain control module software free of charge.

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Description

On your vehicle, the attachment studs on one of the seat side airbags sab may detach during deployment preventing the sab from fully inflating or positioning correctly.

Safety Risk

If the sab does not fully inflate or position correctly, it may increase the risk of injury in a crash event that necessitates a sab deployment.

Remedy

Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to replace the suspect sab in your vehicle free of charge parts and labor.

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Description

On your vehicle, the 360-DEGREE camera display, which includes the rear-view camera, may intermittently display a blue image on the media touchscreen upon shifting into reverse.

Safety Risk

The loss of rearview camera image during a backing event can reduce the drivers view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to reprogram the image processing module b ipmb free of charge parts and labor.

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Description

Certain 2020-2022 model year explorer vehicles rear axle bolt fractures

Safety Risk

In the affected vehicles, a rear axle mounting bolt may fracture during vehicle acceleration. A fractured rear axle bolt will allow the rear axle housing to move out of position, resulting in severe noise and vibration. If the rear axle bolt breaks, the driveshaft, or half shafts may become disconnected, resulting in loss of transmission torque to the rear wheels. Transmission torque is necessary to hold the vehicle in park and is also needed for the vehicle to move forward or backward. The loss of the primary park torque will allow the vehicle to roll in park if the parking brake is not applied, increasing the risk of crash and injury.

Remedy

Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to reprogram the powertrain control module pcm free of charge parts and labor. This pcm update will engage the electronic parking brake every time the vehicle is shifted into park p. An engaged parking brake will not allow the vehicle to roll.

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Description

On your vehicle, it may be possible that your powertrain control module pcm did not receive the correct software calibration during safety recall 22S27. If the pcm is not at the correct calibration it may prevent the electronic parking brake from applying automatically when the vehicle is shifted into park p.

Safety Risk

Vehicles without the proper remedy to safety recall 22S27 will not include an automatic electronic park brake apply when the vehicle is shifted to park. The remedy for safety recall 22S27 was implemented to address the risk of a rear axle mounting bolt that may fracture during vehicle acceleration. A fractured rear axle bolt will allow the rear axle housing to move out of position, resulting in severe noise and vibration. If the rear axle bolt breaks, the driveshaft or halfshafts may become disconnected, resulting in loss of the vehicles forward power and loss of transmission torque to the rear wheels. Loss of the vehicles forward power increases the risk of crash and injury. Transmission torque is necessary to hold the vehicle in park and is also needed for the vehicle to move forward or backward. The loss of the primary park torque will allow the vehicle to roll in park if the parking brake is not applied, increasing the risk of crash and injury.

Remedy

Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to reprogram the powertrain control module pcm free of charge parts and labor. This pcm update will engage the electronic parking brake every time the vehicle is shifted into park p. An engaged parking brake will not allow the vehicle to roll. In addition, for your peace of mind, Ford Motor Company will provide a one- time repair of the rear axle bolts and housing if needed under customer satisfaction program 22N06. 22N06 provides the one-time repair for 10 years or 150,000 miles from the warranty start date - whichever comes first.

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Description

You may intermittently experience a rear camera blue or black image on the SYNC screen when the vehicle is placed in reverse or when the 360 degree view is selected and available during low-speed operation. Once displayed, the rear camera blue or black image may persist for the remainder of the ignition on cycle. Once present, the issue is likely to reoccur on subsequent key cycles.

Safety Risk

The loss of the rear camera image while in reverse increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Parts are now available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to replace the rear view camera free of charge parts and labor.

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Description

On your vehicle, a rear axle bolt may fracture.

Safety Risk

If your vehicle was previously repaired for this issue under recall 22S27 to apply the electronic parking brake when the vehicle is shifted to park, a further repair is needed to prevent rear axle bolt fracture. A fractured rear axle bolt will allow the rear axle housing to move out of position, resulting in severe noise and vibration. If the rear axle bolt breaks, the driveshaft or half-shafts may become disconnected, resulting in loss of transmission torque to the rear wheels. Transmission torque is necessary to hold the vehicle in park and is also needed for the vehicle to move forward or backward. Loss of the vehicles forward power increases the risk of crash and injury. The loss of the primary park torque will allow the vehicle to roll in park if the parking brake is not applied, increasing the risk of crash and injury.

Remedy

Parts are now available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer for the repair of the rear axle bolts free of charge parts and labor.

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Description

Your vehicle may have sustained transmission park system damage following a powertrain control module pcm reset caused by a connected vehicle data request.

Safety Risk

If park system damage occurs, the system may not subsequently shift into park, which can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of injury or crash.

Remedy

Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to inspect your vehicle, and if necessary replace the transmission park system free of charge parts and labor.

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Description

According to fords records, the remedy software for safety recall 23S23 may not have been installed correctly during a prior dealership visit. Because the correct software may not have been installed on your vehicle, the underlying condition specified in safety recall 23S23 may still exist. You may intermittently experience a rear camera blue or black image on the SYNC screen when the vehicle is placed in reverse or when the 360 degree view is selected and available during low-speed operation. Once displayed, the rear camera blue or black image may persist for the remainder of the ignition on cycle. Once present, the issue is likely to reoccur on subsequent key cycles.

Safety Risk

The loss of the rear camera image while in reverse increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Software is available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to update the image processing module b ipmb software and perform a 360 degree camera alignment free of charge. Your dealer will also perform an additional verification process to ensure that the software has installed correctly on your vehicle.

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Description

According to fords records, the remedy software for safety recall 22S27 and 23S16 may not have been installed correctly during a prior dealership visit. Because the correct software may not have been installed on your vehicle, the underlying condition specified in for safety recall 22S27 and 23S16 may still exist on your vehicle, and it may be possible that a rear axle mounting bolt may fracture during vehicle acceleration.

Safety Risk

A fractured rear axle bolt will allow the rear axle housing to move out of position, resulting in severe noise and vibration. If the rear axle bolt breaks, the driveshaft or half-shafts may become disconnected, resulting in loss of the vehicles forward power and loss of transmission torque to the rear wheels. Loss of the vehicles forward power increases the risk of crash. Further, transmission torque is necessary to hold the vehicle in park. If the parking brake is not applied, the loss of the primary park torque will allow the vehicle to roll, increasing the risk of crash and injury.

Remedy

Software is available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to reprogram the powertrain control module pcm free of charge parts and labor. Your dealer will also perform an additional verification process to ensure that the software has installed correctly on your vehicle.

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Description

On your vehicle, it may be possible an error in the SYNC software can cause SYNC system instability concerns andor a failure to preserve certain settings across ignition cycles. This may result in an intermittent blank image while in reverse or rear-view image remaining on display after reverse driving has ended. Other non-safety related symptoms may be present such as a black infotainment screen, incorrect language setting, andor potential inability to perform software updates.

Safety Risk

A rear-view camera that intermittently displays a blank image while in reverse can reduce the drivers view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. A rear-view camera that remains on after the backing event has ended can distract the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Software is now available to repair your vehicle. Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to update the SYNC software on your vehicle free of charge.

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Description

On your vehicle, the front right-hand-side engine mount bolts and nuts may become loose.

Safety Risk

This may result in noise and vibration, oil leak, and engine damage. It could lead to potential axle disconnect from the engine and loss of power.

Remedy

Ford Motor Company has authorized your dealer to replace the front right-hand-side engine-mount fasteners free of charge (parts and labor).

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Campaign:

22C25

Description

Seat belt reminder audible alert

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Campaign:

21E11

Description

2020-21 explorer 3.0L lh inlet exhaust leaks

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Campaign:

25L02

Description

Transmission control assembly reimbursement

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Campaign:

24N10

Description

Engine block breaches

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Campaign:

21B18

Description

Engine assembly replacement

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Campaign:

21U04

Description

Software disabled

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Campaign:

21U06

Description

Inspect left hand engine mount

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Campaign:

22B05

Description

Driver passenger airbag module quality control inspection

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Campaign:

24N12

Description

Engine valve inspection test

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Campaign:

22G07

Description

Electromagnetic compatibility upgrade

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Campaign:

24N01

Description

Rear axle bolt fractures

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Campaign:

20U22

Description

Dvd headrest not installed

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