Recall Register

2010 Ford Explorer: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2010 Ford Explorer. The campaign is 10V161000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Apr 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner. NHTSA has 97 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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 10V161000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the manual recliners for both power and manual seats free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before april 30, 2010. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 33,256 units in total.

  1. 10V161000Received . 33,256 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford is recalling certain model year 2010 fusion, explorer, explorer sport trac, and mercury milan and mountaineer vehicles manufactured between december 15, 2009 through february 3, 2010 equipped with front seat manual recliners. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 202, "head restraint." the recliner gear plate teeth may be out of dimension specification which could result in limited pawl to gear plate tooth engagement.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the seatback and head restraint may move rearward, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the manual recliners for both power and manual seats free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before april 30, 2010. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 10C11. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

97 complaints, 125 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2010 Ford Explorer
  • All 2010 vehicles
2010 Ford Explorer: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2010 ExplorerAll 2010 vehiclesExplorer, all yearsMentions
Power Train17687.4146.122
Seats16010.818.620
Vehicle Speed Control11269.256.814
Engine8090.735.310
Unknown or Other564254.77
Air Bags48128.826.16
Service Brakes, Hydraulic4830.654.46
Electrical System48114.248.96
Service Brakes4843.76.16
Fuel/Propulsion System4841.714.86

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.

Complaints that report a crash
6
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
13
Deaths in the complaints
50
Date of the newest complaint
4 Feb 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.

Complaints about the 2010 Ford Explorer, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 20 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2010 Ford Explorer
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
AQ10001Audit queryFleet Vehicle Recall Completion AuditUnknown or Other18 Nov 201028 Dec 2015

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. 19770
  2. 19840
  3. 19850
  4. 19860
  5. 19870
  6. 19880
  7. 19890
  8. 19900
  9. 19918
  10. 19924
  11. 19936
  12. 19944
  13. 19955
  14. 19966
  15. 19977
  16. 19989
  17. 19999
  18. 20009
  19. 20016
  20. 20024
  21. 20032
  22. 20040
  23. 20050
  24. 20061
  25. 20071
  26. 20081
  27. 20090
  28. 20101
  29. 20116
  30. 20125
  31. 201311
  32. 20146
  33. 20158
  34. 201614
  35. 201713
  36. 20187
  37. 20196
  38. 202033
  39. 202126
  40. 202224
  41. 202315
  42. 202410
  43. 202520
  44. 202614
  45. 20271

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. 2010 Ford Explorer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/explorer/2010/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
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 2010 Ford Explorer?
33,256 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 Explorer have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 142 recall campaigns for the Ford Explorer, model years 1977 to 2027. 1 of them names the 2010 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2010 Ford Explorer name most often?
Power Train: 22 of 125 component mentions, or 176 per 1,000. For all 2010 vehicles the figure is 87.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Ford Explorer open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.