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Ford Explorer Police Intercept

Every Ford Explorer Police Intercept model year on file, 2015 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years420 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92015 to 2023
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins384Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 21, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010203020152016212017201820192020202120222023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Ford Explorer Police Intercept complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
11
Engine and cooling
9
Powertrain
3
Steering
3
Electrical system
2
Fuel system
2
Speed control
1
Seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Explorer Police Intercept model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Explorer Police Intercept by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone0013
2022SUV10.040033
2021SUV10.031049
2020SUV10.042074
2019Not decoded0NoneNone0151
2018SUV30.070154
2017SUV90.0182246
2016SUV210.0510241
2015SUV60.0130123
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Explorer Police Intercept

  • 22V-255 Apr 14, 2022
    Rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect
    Powertrain · 253k vehicles
  • 21V-014 Jan 15, 2021
    Affected vehicles contain windshield washer fluid that was contaminated with brake fluid
    Visibility and wipers · 283 vehicles
  • 17V-401 Jun 26, 2017
    Affected vehicles may be missing the two front inboard attachments for the second row seats
    Seats · 4 vehicles
  • 16V-925 Dec 22, 2016
    Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components
    Engine and cooling · 1,163 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.