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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMSK8DH0MG••••••2021 Ford EXPLORER
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2021 Ford EXPLORER build (7 vs 4).
7on this build
386on the model
107builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 2Air Bags 1Electrical System 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashDec 2021
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that he was driving approximately at 55 MPH when a deer jumped out in front of his vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into the deer and the air bags did deploy, however when it did it was very aggressive. The…
Unknown Or OtherDec 2024
The class three hitch receiver is well above an acceptable tolerance causing the hitch to move within the receiver and cause damage to the receiver. This abundance of "play" in the receiver was duplicated with a brand new hitch as well. My safety as well as others was put at…
StructureJul 2024
The contact's spouse owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 68 MPH, the L-trim retaining strip detached from the driver's side door. The vehicle was taken to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed…
Power TrainSep 2023
While driving on a freeway on Sep 15th 2023, wrench light showed up and immediately vehicle speed dropped from 65 to 30mph. This is second time this issue has happened and luckily my family survived accidents. First incident occured on Aug 13th 2023, after which i towed my…
Carry HandleSep 2023
We bought this in 2022 from clek, and a few months before we were transferring our daughter from the infant seat to a convertible seat, our infant seat became stuck on the base. Absolutely impossible to get off and my husband and I both tried many times. I reached out to Clek…
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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 1FMSK8DH0MGA67062 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.