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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2023/316
Launched11 March 2024
MakeFord (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference23S55
Vehicles listed2

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Explorernot stated6 November 20196 November 2019
Explorer16 November 20196 November 2019
Explorer120 May 202020 May 2020
Explorernot stated20 May 202020 May 2020

Concern

23S55 - Explorer - Rear axle bolt potential fracture

Defect, as DVSA words it

Vehicles may have been produced with bolts on the rear axle that do not meet the specification and could potentially fracture.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Replace affected parts

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

United StatesNHTSA campaign 23V675, 6 October 2023 (filed 157 days before the UK launch)
CanadaTransport Canada recall 2023543, 6 October 2023

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (23S55), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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