{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 15V171 (15S11): Model Year 2011-2013 Explorer",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v171/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V171 (Ford): If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the ri...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 24 March 2015. 194,484 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Explorer vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation. 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: 15S11. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V171 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: “If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.” 15V171 Ford Motor Company Structure:Body:Door 24 March 2015 2011-2013 FORD EXPLORER If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the risk of personal injury. Ford will notify owne",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:02:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T07:41:56+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 15V171 (15S11): Model Year 2011-2013 Explorer\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v171/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}