{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 20V730 (20S68): 2020 Explorer",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v730/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V730 (Ford): An incomplete weld securing the inlet check valve to the fuel tank shell could result in a substantial fuel leak during a crash, i...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, model year 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 24 November 2020. 17 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer vehicles equipped with 2.3L engines and 19 gallon fuel tanks. The fuel tank inlet check valve may not be fully welded to the fuel tank shell. 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: 20S68. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V730 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: “An incomplete weld securing the inlet check valve to the fuel tank shell could result in a substantial fuel leak during a crash, increasing the risk of fire.” 20V730 Ford Motor Company Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage 24 November 2020 2020-2020 FORD EXPLORER An incomplete weld securing the inlet check valve to the fuel tank shell could result in a substantial fuel leak during a crash, increasing the risk of fire. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank shell, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:28:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:36:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 20V730 (20S68): 2020 Explorer\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v730/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}