{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 20V693 (20S65): 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v693/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V693 (Ford): Defective drive shafts may fail and cause a loss of connection between the transfer case and rear axle, possibly resulting in a ve...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model year 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 10 November 2020. 10,905 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with a 2.0L or 3.3L engine and a 10 Speed Automatic Transmission with the All Wheel Drive package. The drive shaft may fracture along the weld seam. 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: 20S65. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V693 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: “Defective drive shafts may fail and cause a loss of connection between the transfer case and rear axle, possibly resulting in a vehicle rollaway when in Park or a loss of drive. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash. The drive s…” 20V693 Ford Motor Company Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft 10 November 2020 2020-2020 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR Defective drive shafts may fail and cause a loss of connect",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:27:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 20V693 (20S65): 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v693/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}