{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V154 (21S11): 2020 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v154/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V154 (Ford): Broken RLCA bolts can cause a loss of steering control, and increase the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 21S11.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model year 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 10 March 2021. 49 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer vehicles. The rear lower control arm (RLCA) bolts that attach the rear lower control arms to the wheel knuckles may not have been heat-treated, which could cause them to break. 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: 21S11. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V154 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: “Broken RLCA bolts can cause a loss of steering control, and increase the risk of a crash.” 21V154 Ford Motor Company Suspension:Rear 10 March 2021 2020-2020 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR Broken RLCA bolts can cause a loss of steering control, and increase the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace both RLCA bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 2, 2021. Owners may cont",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:40:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:40:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V154 (21S11): 2020 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v154/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}