2017 FORD EXPLORER — Complaint #1863738
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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS filed January 6, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1863738 (ODI reference 11500523) concerns a 2017 FORD EXPLORER and was filed on January 6, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on December 2, 2022. The report was geocoded to Illinois based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure:body:roof and pillars, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD EXPLORER cohort independently describe similar structure:body:roof and pillars failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2017 FORD EXPLORER shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
My husband was driving on the highway on a windy day and the Apillar Trim blew off the car. It got stuck in one of the side mirrors and was bashing against the window until my husband could pull over and get it. When I called the dealership and told them what happened, they shared that it happens frequently. I brought it into the dealership to be repaired and was told by 3 people that it happens frequently. The repair will cost $685. We are going to see if a different repair shop can fix it for less. Either way, our car should not blow apart on a windy day. -Had the part blown into traffic, it could have seriously injured a car behind them or coming toward them -In addition, it was surprising to my husband who said he nearly drove off the road because this part was banging against the car -There was no warning -The dealership has inspected it
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1863738 |
| ODI Number | 11500523 |
| Date Filed | January 6, 2023 |
| Failure Date | December 2, 2022 |
| VIN | 1FM5K8D83HG |
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