NHTSA · Vehicle · Recall 26V448000 · Recalled July 14, 2026
Ford Explorer recall (26V448000)
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Agency product description and boundaries
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Explorer vehicles. The roof rail covers may come loose and detach from the vehicle.
Still to verify: match the label on your item with the full official notice, including any exclusions, tables and photos. Some identifiers appear only on the agency website and are absent from this data feed. A missing field does not mean all versions are affected.
If your lot or date falls outside a stated range, this notice has not established that your item is affected. This is not a finding about other recalls or product safety.
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2. Agency hazard and consumer action
NHTSA reports: A detached roof rail cover can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
NHTSA consumer action: Dealers will inspect the roof rail covers and as necessary, repair or replace the push-pins, rail clips, or roof rail covers, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed August 28, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in January 2027. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S54. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 21V316. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 16, 2026.
Affected product: Ford Explorer
3. Open the official notice or contact
View the official NHTSA record for campaign 26V448000 (api.nhtsa.gov) ↗
To check whether your vehicle is affected and unrepaired, look up your VIN on NHTSA’s recall search ↗.
Affected vehicles
NHTSA lists 4 affected year / make / model configurations across 1 make (Ford). Every model below has its own page; the full year list is under “Identifying details”.
Companies & origin
Identifying details (verbatim from the notice)
- CPSC — consumer products ↗ (aggregated here)
- NHTSA — vehicles, car seats, tires ↗ (aggregated here; use NHTSA's VIN lookup to check a specific vehicle)
- FDA — food, drugs, medical devices ↗ (aggregated here)
- USDA FSIS — meat, poultry & processed egg products ↗ (not aggregated here)
- Recalls.gov — the U.S. government’s all-agency portal ↗
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Agency excerpts come from the public data feed and may omit tables or later changes; the linked government source is authoritative. Source last checked September 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC. Record retrieved September 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC.