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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.
1FMSK8DH4NG••••••2022 Ford EXPLORER
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2022 Ford EXPLORER build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
255on the model
99builds in total
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 2Forward Collision Avoidance 1Exterior Lighting 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Back Over PreventionJul 2025
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rearview became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was blank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the processing module…
Power TrainJun 2025
I am writing to express my concern regarding a safety issue I have experienced with my vehicle. Specifically, there is a noticeable 3-5 second delay when shifting from Drive to Reverse. This delay not only creates confusion about whether the vehicle is in the correct gear, but…
Exterior LightingFeb 2023
Purge valve has now failed twice since owning the vehicle (1 year and 5 months old). First purge valve went out when the vehicle was only 4 months old (Oct 2022). Second purge valve went out at 1 year old (June/July 2022). The main concern that I am reaching out for- Drivers…
EngineOct 2022
I smell exhaust/gas fumes when driving my car. It is a very intense smell. This happens several times a week
Unknown Or OtherSep 2022
Navigation System started to re route my waypoint making me go to a location that was not enter in the system. Car has been access remotly apparently by the ford pass app. My location has been disclose and my security put at risk several times. Automatic Emergency Braking will…
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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 1FMSK8DH4NGB37244 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.