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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.
1FMJU1KT5LE••••••2020 Ford EXPEDITION
That is about average for the 2020 Ford EXPEDITION — 4 complaints per build across 117 builds.
5on this build
410on the model
117builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedPower Train 2Engine 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1Seat Belts 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherfireJan 2021
2020 expedition. Caught on fire spontaneously and burned down
Other/i Am Not SureJul 2026
Last week I took the cover off our car seat to wash and the foam on the headrest was cracked all the way through. I have no idea when this happened or even how it could have. This car seat is barely 2 years old. I’ve never been in an accident or dropped this seat, and it is not…
Power TrainFeb 2026
My Ford Expedition (2-wheel drive) is experiencing jerking at variety of speeds, (changing gears, slowing down) and will sometimes get stuck in gear when I press the gas. Today, as I was entering the freeway, I pressed the accelerator and the transmission did not engage—there…
Engine And Engine CoolingJan 2026
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while depressing the lock panel with the numbers on the driver’s side door, the seat unintendedly moved forward, and the seat belt retracted, and the driver was squeezed in the seat. The contact turned off the…
Power TrainJun 2025
The transmission is consistently hesitating to switch gears, very jerky gear shift, and will sometimes completely fall out of gear. You could so easily lose control if this happened on the highway. Thank goodness we weren’t on a busy street. This isn’t the first reporting…
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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 1FMJU1KT5LEA98094 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.