{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 14E001 (13S14): Ford Explorer, Ford Service Steering Gear (2011 onwards)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e001/",
  "summary": "Recall 14E001 (Ford): The inability to steer the vehicle increases the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 13S14.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Ford Service Steering Gear, model years 2011 to 9999. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 6 January 2014. 300 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain replacement steering gears installed on model year 2011-2012 Explorers as service parts in September 2013 and January 2014. The affected gears may lock, preventing the driver from being able to steer the vehicle. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 13S14. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14E001 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The inability to steer the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.” 14E001 Ford Motor Company Steering 6 January 2014 2011-9999 FORD EXPLORER, FORD SERVICE STEERING GEAR The inability to steer the vehicle increases the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the suspect steering gears with new steering gears, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2014. Cu",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:54:22+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:56:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 14E001 (13S14): Ford Explorer, Ford Service Steering Gear (2011 onwards)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e001/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}