{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 20V675 (20S62): 2013-2017 Explorer",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v675/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V675 (Ford): A rear toe link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 20S62.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, model years 2013 to 2017. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 12 March 2021. 454,941 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Explorer vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, … 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: 20S62. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V675 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 rear toe link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 20V675 Ford Motor Company Suspension:Rear 12 March 2021 2013-2017 FORD EXPLORER A rear toe link fracture can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the cross-axis ball joint (CABJ) knuc",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:27:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 20V675 (20S62): 2013-2017 Explorer\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v675/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}