2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept. The newest campaign is 17V401000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Jun 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Mid/Rear Assembly. NHTSA has 9 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 17V401000, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to verify that they have the second row seat attachment studs, installing them if not, free of charge. The recall began on August 14, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C10.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,167 units in total.
17V401000Received . 4 units.
Seats / Mid/Rear Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor vehicles. The affected vehicles may be missing the two front inboard attachments for the second row seats. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating systems", and (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seats with missing inboard attachments may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to verify that they have the second row seat attachment studs, installing them if not, free of charge. The recall began on August 14, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C10.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 17C10. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V925000Received . 1,163 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline / Turbo/Supercharger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016-2017 Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, 2017 Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines. Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the turbocharger oil supply tubes, free of charge. The recall began on January 31, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S46.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 16S46. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
9 complaints, 9 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 5 |
| Structure | 4 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Apr 2019
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE23001 | Preliminary evaluation | Windshield trim molding Item detachment | Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars | 27 Jan 2023 | 8 Feb 2024 | 24V031 |
| EA17002 | Engineering analysis | Exhaust Odor in Passenger Cab | Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 27 Jul 2017 | 17 Jan 2023 |
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.
- 20150
- 20160
- 20172
- 20180
- 20202
- 20211
- 20220
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2017 Ford Explorer Police InterceptThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/explorer-police-intercept/2017/. 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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept?
- 1,167 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Explorer Police Intercept have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Ford Explorer Police Intercept, model years 2015 to 2022. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept name most often?
- Unknown or Other: 5 of 9 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.