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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FM5K8AR2GG••••••2016 Ford EXPLORER
This build is quieter than most: 4 complaints against 12 for the average 2016 Ford EXPLORER build.
4on this build
2345on the model
194builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedStructure 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Steering 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashMar 2024
There has been many reports of electronic steering issue where it would just swerve you off the road and loose full control while driving for years 2013-2015 cars but 2016 years are also being effected. A dealership confirmed it was an electronic steering rack causing the issue.…
StructureMay 2026
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact received the recall notification letter for NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 and NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V347000. The contact stated that the water had entered the B-pillar trim and had detached. The local dealer was contacted…
Vehicle Speed ControlOct 2016
The contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving at an unknown speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond and decelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact…
StructureJan 2024
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FM5K8AR2GGB36395 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.