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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMSK8FH1LG••••••2020 Ford EXPLORER
That is about average for the 2020 Ford EXPLORER — 12 complaints per build across 103 builds.
9on this build
1213on the model
103builds in total
2injuries
Most reportedBack Over Prevention 4Power Train 3Electrical System 2Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainJun 2025
My 2020 Ford Explorer has 63,853 miles on it. My power train started to hard shift up and down out of nowhere on Wednesday June 18, 2025. It was fine in the morning before work and on my way home after work it started to hard shift
Back Over PreventionNov 2023
My backup and 360 camera repeatedly fails. It maybe works 1% of the time. Ford is aware and has no resolution for the problem
Electrical SystemApr 2023
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Explorer. The contact initially received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V022000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the recall was performed. Once the vehicle was returned, the contact stated that the…
Unknown Or OtherApr 2022
The back up camera is malfunctioning on my vehicle. It presents a blue image with the back up camera and a blue image on the 360 camera. Everything that I have read shows it is a recall, but my VIN does not have a recall
Service BrakesJul 2020
There are times when I start the vehicle, or manually release the parking brake, that it simply does not release. The brake pedal becomes rock hard at these times, without its normal travel. If the vehicle is reversing, like leaving my garage, it stops like it hit a brick wall…
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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 1FMSK8FH1LGB69854 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.