{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 19V859 (19S49): 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v859/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V859 (Ford): A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. Ford's own number: 19S49.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model year 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 4 December 2019. 3,857 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. Over time, the protective sleeve on the vapor fuel line may chafe through the plastic liquid fuel line and cause a fuel leak. 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: 19S49. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V859 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: “A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.” 19V859 Ford Motor Company Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings 4 December 2019 2020-2020 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install a longer protective sleeve on the liquid fuel line, as necessary, free of charge. Ford issued",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:52:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:01:40+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 19V859 (19S49): 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v859/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}