Complaint 2188523
2018 FORD EXPLORER • SUSPENSION • incident Mar 20, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2188523
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2018
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Mar 20, 2026
- Date Received
- Mar 20, 2026
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
Received Safety Recall 26S08 about rear suspension toe link. However, the new toe link design Ford provided as a remedy only fixes the breakage issue, but it is known to be "inadjustable" and causing control issues from the recall on previous model years. The new toe link will lose alignment within 6 months, and causing early wore out on rear tires. It looks like Ford's remediation is only fixing one issue to create another one. A lot of owners are switching to aftermarket toe links which helps to stabilize the control.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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