Recall Register

2009 Ford Expedition: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2009 Ford Expedition. The campaign is 09V232000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Jun 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 28 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 09V232000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will adjust the brake stoplamp switch free of charge. The recall began on july 6, 2009. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332 or www.ownerconnection.com.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 1,357 units in total.

  1. 09V232000Received . 1,357 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford is recalling 1,357 my 2009 expedition and navigator vehicles for failing to comply with the federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the brake stop lamp switch may be improperly adjusted. This may result in a delay in brake stoplamp illumination when the brake pedal is depressed. In situations of very mild brake application, the brake stoplamps may not illuminate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Delay or loss of brake stoplamp function may increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will adjust the brake stoplamp switch free of charge. The recall began on july 6, 2009. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332 or www.ownerconnection.com.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 09C09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

28 complaints, 42 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2009 Ford Expedition: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure8
Electrical System5
Visibility5
Power Train4
Seats3
Service Brakes3
Unknown or Other3
Fuel/Propulsion System2
Engine2
Exterior Lighting1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
2
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
6 Nov 2025

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2009 Ford Expedition, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2015, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19910
  2. 19930
  3. 19940
  4. 19950
  5. 19960
  6. 19977
  7. 19985
  8. 19995
  9. 20007
  10. 20016
  11. 20022
  12. 20031
  13. 20040
  14. 20050
  15. 20062
  16. 20072
  17. 20083
  18. 20091
  19. 20100
  20. 20110
  21. 20123
  22. 20130
  23. 20140
  24. 20153
  25. 20163
  26. 20174
  27. 201814
  28. 201911
  29. 202018
  30. 202112
  31. 202212
  32. 20238
  33. 20247
  34. 20256
  35. 20262
  36. 20272

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2009 Ford Expedition: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/expedition/2009/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 Ford Expedition?
1,357 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Expedition have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 77 recall campaigns for the Ford Expedition, model years 1991 to 2027. 1 of them names the 2009 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Ford Expedition name most often?
Structure: 8 of 42 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Ford Expedition open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.