2019 FORD EXPLORER — Complaint #2176152
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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE filed February 12, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2176152 (ODI reference 11717533) concerns a 2019 FORD EXPLORER and was filed on February 12, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on September 1, 2023. The vehicle had 64,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Minnesota based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure, 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 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 2019 FORD EXPLORER shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the windshield. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and the contact was informed that the exterior A-pillar trim retention clips were loose and needed to be replaced, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure); however, parts for the recall were not yet available. The dealer was notified of the failure, and the contact was informed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failur,e and the contact was provided the same information from the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 64,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2176152 |
| ODI Number | 11717533 |
| Date Filed | February 12, 2026 |
| Failure Date | September 1, 2023 |
| VIN | 1FM5K8GTXKG |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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