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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.
1FM5K8ARXGG••••••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
1injuries
Most reportedSteering 2Structure 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashFeb 2023
Traveling at approximately 65mph on the highway, while beginning to enter a slight turn in the highway, the steering wheel "froze" as if the vehicle was off. It stayed locked ,about 15 degrees to the right, and would not free up. I tried applying brakes, which instantly began…
StructureSep 2022
Body trim pieces on the b pillar of the vehicle became loose and flew off on the highway, secondary replacement from Ford is now loose and about to come off on both sides, waiting on the warranty from Ford to send another new one
Unknown Or OtherDec 2016
Vehicle has an intermittent "sulfur" exhaust smell in the cabin. It is so strong it is hard to breathe. Seems to be the worst when the vehicle is parked or at slow movement. We have had it in 2 different dealerships & the second dealership is helping us with the issue. Its been…
SteeringOct 2021
Driving at 20mph, going through a moderate turn and lost Power Steering. No warning lights, no noise, just total loss of Steering and I felt as if I couldn't overpower the steering until 2 seconds later I regained power steering. The same problem occurred at 10mph while coming…
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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 1FM5K8ARXGGB36256 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.